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French Sports. By Emily Brown. Emily Brown. Junior Major: Secondary Education/ English From Baltimore Love the out doors ~Fishing ~Camping ~Hiking. Football. Football is very popular in France. First introduced to the country in 1872 by English sailors. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
French Sports
By Emily Brown
• Junior• Major: Secondary Education/ English• From Baltimore• Love the out doors~Fishing~Camping ~Hiking
Emily Brown
• Football is very popular in France.• First introduced to the country in 1872 by
English sailors. • Football is the most watched sport in France.• On July 12, 1998, France defeated Brazil 3-0.• This win gave led them to win their World
Championship.
FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL
• First introduced by the British in 1872.• Second most popular game in France.• France hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup.• France has been to every Rugby World cup
since 1987. • 1900 France won the gold medal when Rugby
was first introduced to the Olympics.
Rugby
• Cycling became popular in 1903 when Le Tour de France was introduced.
• Le Tour de France is a race that lasts three weeks long.
• They cyclist bike 2,200 miles across France. • The course changes every year but, the finish line
is always Paris. • Lance Armstrong is at the top of the list with the
most titles. He has 7 wins.
Cycling
Le Tour de France
• Formula One racing is the most recent popular race.
• France hosts one Formula One Race every year.
• The most popular racer is Alain Prost, he has won 4 F1 races.
• He represented the teams Ferrari and McLaren.
Motor Sports
Motor Sports
• France has 3,000 miles of seashores.• Many people windsurf in France. This is because of
the constant steady winds that come off the coast.
• Sailing is also important. • Another thing the French do is yachting.• The shore line isn't very exciting, there are no
coves or palm trees around. • It takes place in the South France.
Aquatics
Aquatics
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