Sports Diplomacy
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FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 ready for kick-off
Between 7 June and 7 July 2019, France will stage the eighth FIFA Women’s World Cup. The tournament will see a total of 52 matches played in nine French cities: Paris, Lyon, Rennes, Le Havre, Grenoble, Valenciennes, (...)
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The women’s national rugby sevens team training at Aspire (19/11/2017)
The Ambassador of France to Qatar, Eric Chevallier, held on Sunday, November 19th, a reception at the Residence of France during the stay in Doha of the French women’s national rugby sevens team, along with (...)
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Paris 2024: Together we did it! (September, 13rd 2017)
On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose Paris to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This victory has made France proud as well as all the people working on Paris’ bid and who knew how (...)
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Paris 2024, the partner of trust for the Olympic movement
By Tony Estanguet, Co-president of Paris 2024
In six months’ time the International Olympic Committee will take its decision on who will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Choosing the partner that will (...) -
French diplomacy fully behind the Paris 2024 bid
Paris is a candidate city to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEDI), a founding member of the Paris 2024 public interest group, is working with the entire French (...)
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Support for Paris 2024 (3/02/2017)
On the occasion of the launch of the international campaign (February 3rd 2016), Eric Chevallier, Ambassador of France to the State of Qatar, as well as the staff of the Embassy and the French Institute showed their (...)
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The main themes of French Sporting Diplomacy
This infographic presents the outreach of French sporting on the international arena.
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France is proud to host the 2017 Handball World Championship
France is proud to host the 2017 Handball World Championship.
In awarding the 25th men’s handball World Championship to France, the International Handball Federation (IHF) has entrusted the worlds’ top handball (...)