Le Sport en France

List of the 20 sports counting the biggest number of players in France in : le football 11: la natation 1: le football 11: la natation 2: le tennis 12: la gymnastique 2: le tennis 12: la gymnastique 3: l’équitation 13: le canoë-kayak 3: l’équitation 13: le canoë-kayak 4: le judo 14: la randonnée 4: le judo 14: la randonnée 5: le basket-ball 15: le karaté 5: le basket-ball 15: le karaté 6: le golf 16: le tennis de table 6: le golf 16: le tennis de table 7: le handball 17: l’athlétisme 7: le handball 17: l’athlétisme 8: la pétanque 18: les sports sous-marins 8: la pétanque 18: les sports sous-marins 9: le rugby 19: le ski 9: le rugby 19: le ski 10: la voile 20: le tir 10: la voile 20: le tir

Le Football It’s the most famous sport in France, the one that counts the biggest number of players in France. It’s the most famous sport in France, the one that counts the biggest number of players in France. There are famous players like Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry who played in “Equipe de France” There are famous players like Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry who played in “Equipe de France” France has won the World cup in 1998 against Brazil (3-0), but has lost the 2006 final against Italy. France has won the World cup in 1998 against Brazil (3-0), but has lost the 2006 final against Italy.

Thanks to the different landscapes in France, French people can do a lot of different sports in nature like rock-climbing, skiing, snowboarding, rowing, sailing, kayaking, mountaineering…

Le sport à l’école Athletics: jump, hurdle race, javelin, running… Athletics: jump, hurdle race, javelin, running… Swimming Swimming Gymnastic Gymnastic Team sports: volleyball, basketball, Handball, football, rugby… Team sports: volleyball, basketball, Handball, football, rugby… Individual or pair sports: badminton, rock-climbing, table tennis… Individual or pair sports: badminton, rock-climbing, table tennis… Art: dance, juggling… Art: dance, juggling… Wrestling, French boxing Wrestling, French boxing Depending on the school and the region you can also have: kayaking, rowing, skiing, baseball… Depending on the school and the region you can also have: kayaking, rowing, skiing, baseball… After school or on Wednesday afternoon we can also join “AS=Association sportive” organised by schools to join some team, practice a sport and do some competitions with other schools. After school or on Wednesday afternoon we can also join “AS=Association sportive” organised by schools to join some team, practice a sport and do some competitions with other schools.

Famous competitions in France Le Tour de France: it’s a famous cycle race in France. Le Tour de France: it’s a famous cycle race in France.

Le tournoi de Roland-Garros Le tournoi de Roland-Garros is a famous tennis championship in Paris. Le tournoi de Roland-Garros is a famous tennis championship in Paris.

Les 24 heures du Mans A car race that lasts 24 hours. Le Mans is located on the north western quarter of France (west of Paris). A car race that lasts 24 hours. Le Mans is located on the north western quarter of France (west of Paris).

Olympic Games France has been the host country 5 times for the Olympic Games: twice in Paris for the summer games (1900 and 1924) and three times for the winter games in Chamonix (1924), Grenoble (1968) and Albertville (1992). France has been the host country 5 times for the Olympic Games: twice in Paris for the summer games (1900 and 1924) and three times for the winter games in Chamonix (1924), Grenoble (1968) and Albertville (1992). French is one of the official languages of the Olympic games. French is one of the official languages of the Olympic games.

London Olympics The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 330 athletes to the Games, 183 men and 147 women, to compete in 24 sports. France left London with a total of 34 medals – 11 gold, 11 silver, and 12 bronze – finishing seventh in the gold medal standings and eighth in the overall medal standings. Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in judo, cycling and swimming. Six French athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London. France's team-based athletes proved successful at these games, as the men's national handball team and the women's national basketball team won gold and silver medals, respectively. Furthermore, the men's national handball team managed to defend its 2008 Olympic title from Beijing. For the first time since 1960, France did not win an Olympic medal in fencing.

Les symboles des équipes françaises Le coq: Le coq: La couleur bleue: La couleur bleue:

Famous french sportsmen and sportswomen Zinedine Zidane

Thierry Henry

Sébastien Chabal

Alain Bernard

Laure et Florent Manaudou

Amélie Mauresmo

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Gael Monfils

Tony Parker

Tony Estanguet

Teddy Riner

Equipes françaises d’escrime Champions d’épée (2008) Champions de sabre (2008)

Sports français La Pétanque: it comes from Occitan (a french dialect from southern France) and it means that the feet shouldn’t move. La Pétanque: it comes from Occitan (a french dialect from southern France) and it means that the feet shouldn’t move.

La pelote basque Practised in the Basque country (South West of France and North of Spain). Played individually or in teams, the players have to throw the ball to the front wall and the other team has to hit the ball on the rebound. There are some places that are forbidden. Players don’t play with a racket but with a chistera.