we all know the three French ladies chosen for the marathon – Libération

2024-05-15 19:34:16

Méline Rollin, Mekdès Woldu and Mélody Julien will characterize France in the course of the Paris Video games marathon. The announcement of the lads’s choice is postponed on account of “open proceedings in opposition to a selectable male athlete”, Mehdi Frère.

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There have been 5 within the operating, there’ll solely be three operating within the streets of Paris on Sunday, August 11 within the morning. The French Athletics Federation introduced this Wednesday, Might 15, the names of the three French ladies who will take part within the 2024 Olympic marathon: Méline Rollin, Mekdès Woldu and Mélody Julien.

“The French Nationwide Olympic and Sports activities Committee (CNOSF) has validated the choice of athletes for the ladies’s marathon occasion. The chosen athletes will be a part of the French delegation as a part of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games,” wrote the FFA in its press launch.

5 French ladies had achieved the Olympic minimums within the marathon, a density by no means seen earlier than on this self-discipline. The FFA chosen the three athletes who achieved the very best instances.

Mekdès Woldu (2h24′44”) and Mélody Julien (2h25′01”) had been preselected following their efficiency on the Valencia marathon (Spain) in December. Méline Rollin (2h24′12”) obtained her Olympic ticket after breaking the French report in February in Seville.

In regards to the males’s choice, the FFA introduced that it had postponed the announcement on account of “an open process in opposition to a selectable male athlete”. On this case, marathon runner Mehdi Frère, to whom the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) notified a 3rd alleged breach of his anti-doping obligations, the athlete’s lawyer confirmed to AFP, Me Laurent Fellous.

If this third breach, which Mehdi Frère contested, is confirmed, the French Anti-Doping Company (AFLD) might open a process which may lead to a two-year suspension.

The remainder of the Olympic choice for athletics can be introduced “from July 8”, after the French championships, in keeping with the FFA.