From Saint-Moritz to Paris: The Tumultuous Journey of Lebanon to the Olympic Games

Saint-Moritz is undoubtedly a significant milestone for Lebanese sports, as it was in this small Swiss town that the Olympic adventure for athletes from the Land of Cedars began in 1948. It was at the Winter Games of 1948 in Saint-Moritz that the first Lebanese delegation, comprising two athletes, Ibrahim Geagea and Mounir Itani, embarked on ...

Pierre Jalkh: 'Lebanon Has Real Medal Chances at the Paris Games'

With just a few days to go before the 2024 Olympic Games kick off, the President of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, Pierre Jalkh, granted an exclusive interview to This is Beirut. He looks back at the preparations of the Lebanese who will be representing their country at the Paris Games. Pierre Jalkh, we're 10 days away from the Paris 2024 Games, ...

Aude Moulin-Delalande: 'The Real Popular Games Are the Paralympic Games'

Eight weeks before the start of the Paralympic Games, Aude Moulin-Delalande, Head of Sports at APF France Handicap, gave an exclusive interview to This is Beirut. It was an enlightening encounter with a passionate and committed advocate of the Paralympic Games. Ms. Moulin-Delalande, could you introduce APF France Handicap and its role in the ...

Nantenin Keïta: The Paralympic Champion Who Redefines Limits

A spearhead of French para-athletics, Nantenin Keïta, gold medalist in the 400m at Rio 2016, trains tirelessly. Her goal: another medal in Paris. Nantenin Keita cultivates a strength of character that she dedicates to her sport and her advocacy for albino children. When one mentions Nantenin Keïta, the first thing that comes to mind is an image ...

Copa América 2024: Brazil, Argentina and Others

The Copa América 2024 kicks off in the early hours of Friday (03:00 Beirut time) with a thrilling opening match between reigning champions and World Cup winners Argentina and Canada. The competition will be held in the largest stadiums in the United States. While the major European nations have already been battling it out for a week in an ...

Bebe Vio: The Paralympic Champion Lighting Up the World

Beatrice Vio, an exceptional Italian athlete, has reached the pinnacle of the Paralympic world through her talent, determination, and charisma. By pushing the boundaries of adapted athletics and becoming one of the few media stars of the Paralympic Games, she embodies resilience and excellence. Beatrice Vio, better known as "Bebe," is an Italian ...

Euro-2024: Let the Party Begin!

It's the big day. This Friday evening, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, the Germany-Scotland match opens the grand celebration of Euro 2024. The organizers are fully prepared to welcome the fans who are already arriving in large numbers. In the ten host cities, the festivities have already started. A few hours before kick-off, the heart of Germany ...

Basketball-BCLA: Riyadi on Cruise Control

Riyadi, undefeated since the start of the Asia Club Championship (BCL Asia) held in Dubai, added another victory to their series on Wednesday. The Yellow team easily dominated the Matrix Deers (Malaysia) in the third match of the first round. The score of 108 to 88 reflects the nature of the game, with Al Riyadi being a cut above. After a more ...

Paralympic Games: Why Do They Matter?

In a few weeks, Paris will host the Paralympic Games, which are set to kick off on August 28, just 17 days after the “great celebration of sport,” the Summer Olympics. Although we are far from the early days of the first edition of these Games in Rome in 1960, there is still a long way to go to achieve full recognition of these Games and their ...

Cedars Rally: Roger Feghali Dominates in the Heights

Roger Feghali and his co-driver Joseph Matar, driving a Skoda Fabia, won the 29th Cedars Rally, organized by the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), over two days in the Northern Governorate. In hot summer weather, twenty-five teams started the rally on Saturday, and twenty-three reached the finish on Sunday. This race was the second ...

Cedars Rally: A Feghali, but Which One?

The National Sporting Authority, part of the ATCL (Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon), is organizing the 29th edition of the Cedars Rally this Saturday and Sunday. This event is part of the 2024 Lebanese Rally Championship and constitutes the second round of the championship. All eyes will be on Roger Feghali, multiple Lebanese champion, and ...

World Cup-2026: Lebanon Face Palestine in Crucial Match

The Lebanese national soccer team plays a crucial match against Palestine on Thursday in the double Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup. The Lebanese national team will face its Palestinian counterpart tomorrow at 7pm (Beirut time) at the "Jassem Bin Hamad" stadium of the al-Sadd club in the Qatari capital, Doha. The ...

The Embassy of France Organized the Olympic Day

The Embassy of France in Lebanon, in collaboration with the "Sports Academy School" and under the supervision of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, organized the third edition of the Olympic Day at the sports facilities of Antonine University (Baabda-Hadath) during a long sports day, approximately two months before the opening of the Summer Olympics ...

Mariana Sahakian Secures Her Ticket for Paris Olympics

Lebanese athlete Mariana Sahakian will compete in the upcoming Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11. The table tennis player from the Nadwa (Kmatieh) club secured her spot this Sunday during a qualification tournament in Iraq. Lebanese table tennis champion Mariana Sahakian qualified for the Summer Olympics in Paris, which will take place ...

Karim Andari Launches Second Beirut Sports Festival

  Karim Andari, founder of the Beirut Sports Festival, held a press conference on Thursday at the Beirut Forum to announce with great pomp the launch of the second edition of the festival. In front of an impressive array of personalities, politicians, sports figures and journalists, including President of the Lebanese Olympic ...

Basketball: La Sagesse Beat Al-Riyadi in a Thrilling Match

La Sagesse defeated Al-Riyadi Club 85-84 on Wednesday in Ghazir as part of the second game of the Lebanese Basketball Championship finals. The two teams are now tied 1-1 in their series, played in a best-of-seven format. Breathtaking! The term is not too strong to describe the spectacle witnessed on the Ghazir stadium court on Wednesday as a ...

Spring Rally: Roger Feghali Passes the Torch to His Son Alex

Alex Feghali won the 39th ATCL Spring Rally on his Mitsubishi. However, it was his father, Roger Feghali, a sixteen-time winner of the competition, who was the fastest on Sunday. The latter, "guilty" of a technical error, was demoted, thereby relinquishing the top spot to his son. Alex Feghali and his navigator Marc Haddad, in a Mitsubishi Lancer ...

The Feghalis Embark on the Conquest of the Spring Rally

The 39th Spring Rally of the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) promises thrilling action this weekend, especially as an epic duel between Lebanese champion Roger Feghali and his son Alex looms on the horizon. The National Sporting Authority (ASN), under the auspices of the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL), will kick off ...

Basket-Wasl: Gorgan Didn't Turn the Other Cheek

Defeated in Zouk Mikael in the first game of the Wasl final, Iran's Gorgan bounced back in Tehran on Wednesday to beat Riyadi 95-85. The two teams are now tied 1-1 ahead of the third and final match next Wednesday in Zouk Mikael. A week after taking a resounding slap in the face from Riyadi in Zouk Mikael, the Gorgan club didn't turn the other ...

Basket-Wasl: Al-Riyadi Smashed Iran's Gorgan

Al-Riyadi, buoyed by 20 points from the unstoppable and impregnable Maker, slapped Iranian club Gorgan (95-60), quickly overtaken by events, to take a one-to-none lead in their West Asia Basket-ball League (Wasl) final on Thursday. Al-Riyadi beat Gorgan in Act I of the Wasl final. In diesel mode, al-Riyadi had a complicated first quarter. ...

Alex Feghali Wins in Style the 'Speed Test' Organized by ATCL

Alex Feghali, behind the wheel of his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII, triumphed in style at the "speed test" organized by the National Sporting Authority under the Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) on a course along Charles Helou Avenue. Unlike previous editions during which the race was dominated by Roger Feghali who easily outclassed his ...

FSI Semi-Marathon: 1300 Athletes Run for Humanity

  More than 1300 athletes lined up on Sunday at the start of the various races of the 2024 edition of the Internal Security Forces Semi-Marathon. The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) organized the fourteenth edition of its annual semi-marathon on Sunday under the theme "Running for Humanity" in the Lebanese ...

Armand Duplantis, A Little Closer to the Stars

Swedish pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis once again pushed the boundaries of his discipline by clearing a height of 6.24 meters at the opening meet of the Diamond League in Xiamen, China, on Saturday. In Xiamen, China, on Saturday, Swedish pole vaulting sensation Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis transcended the limits of his sport yet again, soaring ...

Basketball-WASL: Al-Riyadi Shuts Down La Sagesse and Heads to the Final

Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Al-Riyadi-secured-their-spot-in-the-basketball-WASL-league-final-by-defeating-La-Sagesse-with-a.mp3"][/audio] Al-Riyadi secured their spot in the basketball WASL league final by defeating La Sagesse with a convincing score of 86-65 on Wednesday in Zouk ...

Paris-2024: The 'Sacred Fire' Will Spring Forth in Olympia on Tuesday

The flame of the Paris Olympic Games, which open on July 26, will be lit on Tuesday in Greece in accordance with tradition in ancient Olympia, the site of the first Games in antiquity, before crossing the country and completing a long journey to reach France. At last! After two editions—the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics—marred by restrictions ...

Digestive Pathologies: Advances and Prospects in the Levant

At the forefront of medical progress, the IRCAD conference in Lebanon, in collaboration with the Montpellier University Hospital, explored the latest medical and surgical advances in the field of digestive pathologies. On Saturday, the French Hospital of the Levant organized a day focusing on medical and surgical updates, in collaboration with ...

Alpine Skiing: Lebanon at the 44th "Scara" Event

  Lebanon is participating in the 44th edition of the "Scara" event in Val d'Isère, France. Since its inception in 1981, the "Scara" has been a gathering of future champions, bringing together the best young skiers aged 12 to 16. A Glimpse of the World Cup Often likened to a Youth World Cup, the "Scara" serves as the premier international ...

Assises de Tours: When the Adrenaline of Information Meets the Intensity of Sport

The Assises du journalisme de Tours, 2024 edition, concluded its activities after four intense days. In a finale imbued with passion, emotion and inspiration, the Assises du journalisme de Tours 2024 drew the curtain, leaving behind a lasting imprint on the media landscape. Under the bold theme of "Journalism is sport," the annual event ...

Damien Ressiot, The Man Who Sent Lance Armstrong to Hell

On the fringes of the Assises du journalisme currently being held in Tours, This Is Beirut has obtained an exclusive interview with Damien Ressiot, former journalist and current director of testing at the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). At 60 years of age (he looks 15 years younger), Damien Ressiot is anything but an ordinary character. A ...

Basketball-Wasl: Lebanese Derby in the Semi-Finals

To write one of the finest pages in its history, La Sagesse will face its biggest enemy al-Riyadi on Wednesday in the semi-finals of the Wasl League. A dream match-up to perpetuate a rivalry that goes back decades. Wednesday's reunion between al-Riyadi and La Sagesse will be the highlight of the West Asia Super League (Wasl) ...