Talence, 2025 capital of French athletics
Surprise! The board of directors of the FFA has awarded Talence the organization of the 2025 French Championships. While this year's event will take place in Angers on June 29 and 30, the neighboring town of Bordeaux Métropole will take over for the next edition. It's not their first time at the rodeo. Every year, Talence becomes the French temple of the decathlon in September. Some great sporting moments have been immortalized there, such as Kevin Mayer breaking the world record with 9126 points at the 2018 Décastar.
The Pierre-Paul Bernard stadium gets a facelift
Heavy investments have been made to host the competition at the Pierre-Paul Bernard stadium. A budget of 17 million euros has been allocated for renovations and extensions. "Brand new locker rooms, fitness rooms."Ions, a 400 square meter dojo, additional tracks or even the creation of a covered athletics hall, the work must be completed by June" specify Le Figaro. A wonderful opportunity for the Bordeaux suburbs to shine on a national scale and for its spectators to see the great French athletes shine. On your marks, get set, go!
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