2023-08-18 23:53:00
Heat wave, cyclo-nudist demonstration in Lyon and first day of the World Athletics Championships… all the news for this Saturday.
By LL with AFP Temperatures could exceed 40°C in the south on Saturday. © MAGALI COHEN / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP Published on 08/18/2023 at 11:53 p.m.
Heat wave. Orange heat wave vigilance was extended from 19 to 28 departments by Météo France for the day of Saturday. Temperatures could exceed 40°C in the south. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called for caution on Friday on X (ex-Twitter) after convening an interministerial crisis unit the evening before. The 28 departments placed in orange vigilance on Saturday form a vast diagonal going from Gers to Haut-Rhin and extending to Savoie.
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Lyon. Nudist protesters on bicycles will march through the city on Saturday. The International Cyclo-Nudist Event (WNBR) aims to be the symbol of “reconnection with nature and our true nature”. The organizers also want to “raise awareness and mobilize the population to the ecological crisis”, “defend the development of cycle paths”, and “animal rights”. Their controversial mobilization began on August 6 from Nantes and is due to end on August 24 in Paris.
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Niger. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced on Friday a “possible” diplomatic mission to Niger on Saturday as previous delegations from the regional organization have so far failed to meet General Tiani. , the new strong man of the country. The ECOWAS force, however, said it was “ready to intervene” in Niger as soon as the leaders of West African countries give the order.
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Athletics. The World Athletics Championships begin this Saturday in Budapest. The Blues are 78 athletes (56 for individual events) for the major annual competition to be held until August 27, one year before the Paris Olympics. Among the highlights of this first day, the Dutch Sifan Hassan (10,000m) is expected for the first stage of a possible hat-trick as well as the Americans Anna Hall (heptathlon) and Ryan Crouser (shot put).
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Football. On Saturday, Australia, winner of France in the quarter-finals, will face Sweden for the small final. Both teams will try to emerge with their heads held high with bronze, ahead of Sunday’s final between Spain and England. The Swedes have already finished third at the 1991, 2011 and 2019 World Cups. The match will be broadcast on M6 at 10 a.m.
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Rugby. The Blues are playing their third warm-up match this Saturday in Nantes against Fiji. After losing in Edinburgh (25-21) then taking their revenge against these same Scots (30-27), the XV of France must reassure. This third meeting will be to follow on Saturday at 9 p.m., on TF1.
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