Le Sport en FranceLe Sport en France

List of the 20 sports counting List of the 20 sports counting the biggest number of players the biggest number of players

in France in 2007.in France in 2007. 1: le football 11: la natation1: le football 11: la natation 2: le tennis 12: la gymnastique2: le tennis 12: la gymnastique 3: l’équitation 13: le canoë-kayak3: l’équitation 13: le canoë-kayak 4: le judo 14: la randonnée4: le judo 14: la randonnée 5: le basket-ball 15: le karaté5: le basket-ball 15: le karaté 6: le golf 16: le tennis de table6: le golf 16: le tennis de table 7: le handball 17: l’athlétisme7: le handball 17: l’athlétisme 8: la pétanque 18: les sports sous-8: la pétanque 18: les sports sous-

marinsmarins 9: le rugby 19: le ski9: le rugby 19: le ski 10: la voile 20: le tir10: la voile 20: le tir

Le FootballLe Football It’s the most famous It’s the most famous

sport in France, the one sport in France, the one that counts the biggest that counts the biggest number of players in number of players in France.France.

There are famous There are famous players like Zinedine players like Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Zidane and Thierry Henry who played in Henry who played in “Equipe de France”“Equipe de France”

France has won the France has won the World cup in 1998 World cup in 1998 against Brazil (3-0), but against Brazil (3-0), but has lost the 2006 final has lost the 2006 final against Italy.against Italy.

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

Le sport à l’écoleLe sport à l’école

Athletics: jump, hurdle race, javelin, running…Athletics: jump, hurdle race, javelin, running… SwimmingSwimming GymnasticGymnastic Team sports: volleyball, basketball, Handball, football, rugby…Team sports: volleyball, basketball, Handball, football, rugby… Individual or pair sports: badminton, rock-climbing, table Individual or pair sports: badminton, rock-climbing, table

tennis…tennis… Art: dance, juggling…Art: dance, juggling… Wrestling, French boxingWrestling, French boxing Depending on the school and the region you can also have: Depending on the school and the region you can also have:

kayaking, rowing, skiing, baseball…kayaking, rowing, skiing, baseball… After school or on Wednesday afternoon we can also join After school or on Wednesday afternoon we can also join

“AS=Association sportive” organised by schools to join some “AS=Association sportive” organised by schools to join some team, practice a sport and do some competitions with other team, practice a sport and do some competitions with other schools.schools.

Famous competitions in Famous competitions in FranceFrance

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

Le tournoi de Roland-GarrosLe tournoi de Roland-Garros

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

Les 24 heures du MansLes 24 heures du Mans A car race that lasts 24 hours. Le A car race that lasts 24 hours. Le

Mans is located on the north western Mans is located on the north western quarter of France (west of Paris).quarter of France (west of Paris).

Olympic GamesOlympic Games France has been the host France has been the host

country 5 times for the country 5 times for the Olympic Games: twice in Olympic Games: twice in Paris for the summer games Paris for the summer games (1900 and 1924) and three (1900 and 1924) and three times for the winter games times for the winter games in Chamonix (1924), in Chamonix (1924), Grenoble (1968) and Grenoble (1968) and Albertville (1992). Albertville (1992).

French is one of the official French is one of the official languages of the Olympic languages of the Olympic games.games.

London OlympicsLondon 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 Les symboles des équipes françaisesfrançaises

Le coq: Le coq:

La couleur bleue:La couleur bleue:

Famous french sportsmen and Famous french sportsmen and sportswomensportswomen

Zinedine ZidaneZinedine Zidane

Thierry HenryThierry Henry

Sébastien ChabalSébastien Chabal

Alain BernardAlain Bernard

Laure et Florent ManaudouLaure et Florent Manaudou

Amélie MauresmoAmélie Mauresmo

Jo-Wilfried TsongaJo-Wilfried Tsonga

Gael MonfilsGael Monfils

Tony ParkerTony Parker

Tony EstanguetTony Estanguet

Teddy RinerTeddy Riner

Equipes françaises Equipes françaises d’escrime d’escrime

Champions d’épée (2008) Champions de sabre Champions d’épée (2008) Champions de sabre (2008)(2008)

Sports françaisSports français

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

La pelote basqueLa 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.