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French swimmer Léon Marchand wins gold in Euros 400m freestyle

French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 400m freestyle final at the European swimming championships Sunday in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

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France's Léon Marchand wins first European title in front of home crowd

Day six of the European Championships in Paris saw four-time Olympic champion Léon Marchand claim his first continental title by winning the 200m butterfly final. There was another gold medal for France later in the evening, with Mary-Ambre Moluh setting a new European record to win the 100m backstroke final.

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France's Léon Marchand wins 200-meter butterfly final at European Swimming Championships

French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 200m butterfly final at the European swimming championships Saturday in Paris while German swimmer Johannes Liebmann broke the 1,500m freestyle world record by nearly four seconds.

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European swimming championships: France take silver in men's 4 x 200m freestyle relay

The French men’s 400 x 200m freestyle relay team won silver at the European Championships. On his return to France, Léon Marchand posted the world’s best time of the year in the 200m.

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Marchand mania strikes again with 400m medley gold and relay silver

The French team finished its World Swimming Championships in style on Sunday with eight medals including four gold. Following Léon Marchand's 400m medley world title, the men's 4x100m medley relay team topped off the competition with a silver medal.

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French star Marchand enhances legend with record at world swimming championships

French swimming sensation Léon Marchand set a world record on Wednesday as he powered into the final of the men's 200m individual medley at the world swimming championships in Singapore.

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French swimming sensation Marchand eases into semis at world championships

French swimming star Léon Marchand cruised into the semi-finals at the world championships in Singapore on Wednesday with the fastest time of the five heats in the men's 200m individual medley.

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Grousset surges to France's first gold at 2025 world swimming championships

Maxime Grousset claimed the men's 50m butterfly on Monday to furnish France with its first gold medal at the 2025 world swimming championships in Singapore and smash his own fastest time over the distance.

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Summer McIntosh v Katie Ledecky: a generational duel set to define the world championships

Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky will collide in a blockbuster 800m freestyle final that headlines a world swimming championships packed with intrigue, rising stars and record threats

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Who is Léon?

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Léon. There’s “The Listener’s Corner”, great music, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

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Sports quiz of the week: Premier League kick-off, Olympic medals and First Dates

Test your knowledge of the Paris Games, the returning top flight of English football and much more

The Guardian - UK

Highs, lows and Snoop Dogg: the Guardian’s most memorable Paris Olympic moments

Léon Marchand and Antoine Dupont led the way as home athletes put on a show, but it was the city itself that proved the ultimate star of a wonderful Games

The Guardian - UK

France’s far right goes quiet as Paris Games shows what real patriotism is all about

A political faction that thrives on anger and division was unable to revel in a successful Olympics built on shared joy

The Guardian - UK

Adieu, Paris: you were chic, spectacular and showed how to stage a handsome Games

There has never been a better-dressed Olympics and Paris delivered great fun for a fortnight giving everyone a feeling of community and common interest

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From Vinesh Phogat to Manu Bhaker: The roller-coaster ride at Paris Olympics

From a worried Vinesh to Nadeem's travelling javelin to the twinkling eyes of Manu, it has been a roller-coaster ride

The Times of India

Paris Olympics conclude with spectacular closing ceremony, Los Angeles takes over as next host

NEW DELHI: The awe-inspiring Stade de France transformed into a grand concert hall, celebrating the conclusion of the Paris Olympics with a spectacular closing ceremony. The event showcased a mesmerizing display of artistry, passing the baton to Los Angeles for the next Olympic Games.

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French Swimming Prodigy Léon Marchand Wins Four Gold Medals

Zaho de Sagazan performs 'Sous le Ciel de Paris' at event closing ceremony, while Léon Marchand is honored for securing four gold medals in swimming events.

The Independent UK

Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling

During the 2024 Olympics, crowds from Paris to Tahiti have surprised even themselves with their enthusiasm for two and a half weeks of sports

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The Guardian - UK

From Biles to Yee and Bol: 10 great moments at the Paris Olympics

Abiding memories of the Games included Marchand’s dominance, Ngamba’s bronze and 100m and 1500m thrillers

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Macron is hugging France’s heroes as though he dare not let the Olympics go

Medal success has offered the president welcome weeks of respite in his country’s fraught political climate – but what happens when the athletes go home?

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Fish out of water: why Léon Marchand is right to snub popular French chatshow

Despite being the most famous man in France, the winner of four swimming golds already senses that Olympic champions are legends for a lifetime, stars for only a fortnight

The Guardian - UK

The TikTok Games: from cardboard beds and Kanye spoofs to Muffin Man

Olympics content on the Chinese-owned app has rocketed at Paris 2024 and the growth has been anything but organic

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How to recreate the best Paris Olympics moments with retro video games

Lace up your simulators and waggle your joystick for gold, from Mario racing Sonic in the 200m freestyle or pole vaulting on a PlayStation

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Swimming Rock Star Léon Marchand, Actual Rock Star Mick Jagger Take in Olympic Track

It's only track and field, but I like it.

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French Swimmer Léon Marchand Steals The Show In Paris

At Bercy Arena, swimmer Léon Marchand's rising stardom shines as cheers for him overshadow LeBron James, highlighting the unifying power of sports.

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