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— March 21, 2014

In Rio, the IOC would like to stop time

The notion of time often differs from one continent to another. 868 days separate Rio de Janeiro from the opening of the 2016 Summer Games, the first organized on the ground... Read more "

— March 20, 2014

Threat to the anti-doping lab

Time is running out for the Rio de Janeiro anti-doping lab update. According to David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Brazilians are... Read more "

— March 20, 2014

The Games in the footsteps of the World Cup

The football tournament for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games will be played in five of the host cities of the 2014 World Cup: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Rio, Salvador and Sao... Read more "

— March 19, 2014

The boxes are almost full

The organizing committee for the 2016 Rio Games is rubbing its hands: its marketing program is enjoying immense success in Brazil. No less than 14 contracts... Read more "

— March 6, 2014

Golf reveals its dates

What will the Rio Games golf tournament, the first with the Olympic label since 1904, look like? You will have to wait until July 11, 2016 to find out. There... Read more "

— March 3, 2014

The month of March at a glance and in six dates

Like every start of the month, the selection of FrancsJeux events, sporting or institutional, not to be missed over the next four weeks. March 3 – Pretoria, Africa... Read more "

— February 22, 2014

In Sochi, French was able to make itself heard

The curtain will fall on Sunday February 23 on the Sochi Winter Games. Was French, the official language of the Olympic movement, given the place it should be... Read more "

— February 18, 2014

The day Killy saw red

Jean-Claude Killy knows Sochi well. Of all the members of the IOC, he is certainly the most familiar with the place. In his capacity as chairman of the coordination commission... Read more "

— February 6, 2014

Bernard Lapasset, the president of the International Rugby Federation (IRB), made the trip to Sochi accompanied by its executive director, the Australian Brett Gosper. A double motivated presence... Read more "

— February 4, 2014

Great Britain sacrifices its basketball

Basketball has never been a very British sport. But it will be even less so in the coming years. UK Sport, the organization responsible for funding the... Read more "