"I am going to walk on the road, and probably no one cares." Alex Lanier had just become a world champion, the first Frenchman to win the men's singles title at the BWF World Championships. A few ...

France has made an unprecedented mark on the global badminton stage, securing two World Championships titles through its long-term national development programme, signalling a new era for the sport in ...

New Delhi: France has been the talk of the badminton world since last year, when three of its players—Alex Lanier, Christo Popov, and Toma Popov Junior — announced their arrival on the big stage and ...

Newly crowned men's European table tennis champion Félix Lebrun was on Monday preparing to test his skills against the world's best players in his hometown at the WTT Champions Montpellier. Over 400 ...

Feb 26 : French badminton is targeting future Olympic success with Christo Popov's World Tour Finals victory and a landmark European team crown marking what officials believe could be a potential ...

FFBaD boss Frank Laurent and VP Catherine Le Saint with BWF chief Khuning Patama. BWF "With the Junior Academy, we're shaping the future leaders of badminton," declared FFBaD President Frank Laurent, ...

French badminton is targeting future Olympic success with Christo Popov’s World Tour Finals victory and a ⁠landmark European team crown marking what officials believe could be a potential turning ...

New Delhi (AFP) – Newly-crowned badminton world champion Alex Lanier on Sunday said he would go unrecognised on French streets despite adding a second gold on a historic day for the sport. World ...

Alex Lanier on Saturday became the first singles badminton player from France to clinch the world championship title, moments after the French took gold in the mixed doubles. In the women's final, ...

FILE PHOTO: Badminton - India Open 2026 - Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India - January 16, 2026 France's Christo Popov in action during his quarter final match against Indonesia's Jonatan ...