France has played an important role in the development of world sports. The French played an active role in the founding of the world's two major sports organizations, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
In 1893, at the suggestion of Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin, an international sports conference was held in Paris to discuss the revival of the Olympic Games. 1894, in January, Coubertin drafted a concrete step to revive the Olympic Games and the need to explore the 10 issues, and wrote to the national sports organizations and groups. On June 16 of the same year, the "International Congress of Physical Education and Sport" opened at the Sorbonne Theological Seminary in Paris, which adopted the resolution "Revival of the Olympic Movement". June 23 established the International Olympic Committee (INTERNATIONAL
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE abbreviated as
IOC). The IOC was founded on the 23rd of January, and was known as the "Father of the Olympics". However, the greatest founder of the modern Olympic movement did not become the first president of the IOC. According to Coubertin's own original plan, he was to be the president of the IOC and to choose Paris as the venue for the first modern Olympic Games, but this plan caused controversy among the delegates to the International Congress of Physical Education and Sport at the time. In order to revitalize the Olympic Games, Coubertin followed the opinion of many delegates and chose Greece as the venue for the first modern Olympic Games, and generously proposed that Vikelas, the head of the Greek delegation, be the first president of the IOC.
Paris hosted the 2nd and 8th Summer Olympics in 1904 and 1924 respectively. For their part, Chamonix and Albertville hosted the 1st and 16th Winter Games in 1924 and 1992 respectively. Regrettably, Paris has suffered many setbacks in its slow bidding process, starting with the 25th Olympics in 1992, losing to Barcelona, Beijing and London in the race to host the 1992, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics respectively. Especially in the competition for the right to host the 2012, all the way to Paris in the last minute of the high reputation of the London overtaken, it is a sobering sigh. I wonder if the Parisians' next bid will go smoothly.
Compared with the disaster of Olympic bidding, French athletes have a pretty good track record at the Games. At the second Paris Olympics in 1900, the French team topped the medal table with 26 gold, 36 silver and 33 bronze. Although the results have slipped since then, from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the French team has stabilized in the first group and become a sports powerhouse.
On May 21, 1904, the French Sports Federation joined the Belgian Sports Federation, the Danish Football Association, the Dutch Football Association, the Madrid Football Club, the Swedish Football Association, and the Swiss Football Association in Paris, France, at the Union
Fran?aise de Sports
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded at the headquarters of the Athlériques.) Two days later, FIFA held its first election, and Frenchman Robert Guérin FRA was elected its first president.
When it comes to FIFA, it is impossible not to mention a landmark figure, Jules
Rimet. He was elected the third president of FIFA on March 1, 1921, and during his 33 years in office, FIFA grew significantly and created the World Cup soccer tournament. By the time Rémitt left office for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, FIFA had 85 member organizations. This period is known as the "Rimet era".
The first FIFA World Cup opened on July 18, 1930, at the Century Stadium in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, at the urging of Lemaitre. France and Mexico played the first match in the history of the World Cup, resulting in a 4:1 victory for France, with player Lucien imitating the謇蚀蚪? The French team won the match 4:1. The team's team is a group of people who have a lot of experience in the field of soccer. Killing? The team is now in a position to win the game. The team was defeated in the first round of the tournament. What are you doing? What are you doing? What is your name? What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? What are you doing? What is the reason for this? What do you think? Müller, who has been granted a place in the countryside, or who has been granted a place in the countryside (9), or who has been granted a place in the countryside (9), or who has been granted a place in the countryside (9). (7) Rustic and rustic? What is the threshold for the use of horseshoe crabs by prostitutes? What are you doing? What are the hours? What are the hours of service? Service Hours Hours? What do you think? The main activities of the organization are During the fifth World Cup, held in Switzerland in 950, President Rimet retired with honor at the age of 80. At the final ceremony, the "Father of the World Cup" presented the "Remit Cup" for the last time to the captain of the winning German team. Since then, Brazil has retained the Cup in perpetuity, having won the World Cup three times.
France hosted the 3rd and 16th World Cups in 1938 and 1998. Especially in the 1998 World Cup, the French team went all the way, under the leadership of skipper Jacquet, won the first World Cup, becoming the seventh country to have won the World Cup. In the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, France's Fontaine became the top scorer with 13 goals, a record that has yet to be broken. France also won the European Cup in 1984 and 2000.
Every year, France also hosts two world-renowned sporting events. The French Open, which began in 1891, 14 years after the Wimbledon Championships, is usually held in May and June each year. It is the second Grand Slam tournament to be played after the Australian Open. Originally restricted to nationals, the French Open was opened to the public as an open tournament after 1925. Although fans still call it the French Open, the French have stopped calling it that, and since 1998 the tournament has been officially known as the Roland Garros Open. The venue for the French Open is the large stadium at Roland Garros, west of Paris. The stadium was built in 1927 and is named after the Roland Garros, an aerial hero who died for his country in a major war. The stadium was named after the air hero Roland Fontaine, who died in the Great War. The stadium was named after the hero of the air, Roland Fontaine, who died in the Great War. Hiromi? The firm's name is Ralph Lauren. Firm 1 The firm's business is based on the following principles What are the reasons for this? The company's business is based on the following principles Ichimoku Rikyu? Irony What's new? Warm up? What's the best way to get the most out of your business? Viciousness of the cynical?
The Tour de France is a major event in the world of cycling, with the Tour de France being one of the most important cycling events in the world, and it is one of the most important cycling events in the world, with the Tour de France being one of the most important cycling events in the world.
Another major event is the Tour de France. The Tour de France is a multi-day race that usually takes place in July of each year. There is one stage per day*** and 21 stages, with one or two days of rest in between, for a total distance of about 3,200 kilometers. The stages are divided into individual time trials and group races according to the form of the race, and flat and mountain stages according to the roads, with altitudes up to 2,200 meters above sea level. The starting point varies from year to year, mostly in cities in the north and sometimes in neighboring countries, and after a lap around France, the race finishes in Paris. The stage winner wears the pink jersey, the overall leader wears the yellow jersey, the overall points leader wears the green jersey, the best climber wears the red and white speckled jersey, and the best under-25 rider wears the white jersey. Prize money*** is 100 million francs, of which 150,000 francs are awarded to the individual overall winner. The Tour de France is the most influential and largest cycling race in Europe with the highest level of competition. The American ironman Armstrong created seven consecutive Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005, which made the world take notice.
We could, of course, mention Formula One, perhaps more sacred in the French mind than Formula One is Le
Mans, and Magny-Cours is nowhere near as famous as Monte Carlo, a track that has only been hosting F1 races since 1991. There are also few French drivers in the current F1 field. But Renault's strong showing in the last two years is impossible to ignore. Since acquiring the Benetton team for F1 in 2002, Renault has become known for its excellent aerodynamics and the balance of its cars is top-notch. And Michelin tires are a strong competitor on the grid, taking 17 of the 20 teams under their wing in just a few years. In 2005, with Michelin tires, Renault won the championship.
Overall, soccer, basketball, fencing, track and field, tennis, cycling, modern pentathlon, fencing, synchronized swimming, judo and skiing are France's sporting strengths, with fencers such as Omoné and Ebony estimating the importance of the sport. The fencers Omoné, Ebenezer, Ferreri and Sévéron are the most famous fencers in France. Niko has played the roundfly, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, the fencer, and the fencer. Long spears and long spears are used in the field of medicine. Long spear? What's the reason for this?
Meanwhile, mass sports in France are also in full swing. Nearly 3/4 of men and 1/2 of women play sports regularly.
Collective sports (soccer, rugby, etc.) and competitive sports (skiing, rowing, tennis, golf, etc.) dominate. However, adventure sports such as cycling, hiking, climbing, gliding, rowing, etc. are also attracting more and more enthusiasts. France also attaches great importance to the development of school sports and has established the School Sports Federation, a mass organization under the direction of the French Education Department. France stipulates that the Minister of Education (including the heads of provincial and municipal education departments) must also be the president of the school sports federation, and the daily work is entrusted to the director of the Department of Secondary Education. Every school is required by law to set up a sports federation, the president must be the principal.
Gubaidan was 31 when he founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894, and 10 years later his compatriot, 28-year-old Grimm, created FIFA. The French have transformed the romance of life into a love of sport, which is what gives our world such a colorful feast of sports.