Athletics: Cassandre Beaugrand Withdraws From the European Championships
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Troubled by physical pain, the French athlete announced on Monday that she would not defend her 100 m hedges European champion title in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 10 August.
Olympic triathlon champ Beaugrand to sit out European athletics
Beaugrand had turned her attention to the track this season after a tough 2024-25 season during which she lost her world triathlon crown. It was a bet that paid off, the 29-year-old setting a French record over 5,000m -- since bettered by Sarah Madeleine -- and also a national record in the 3,000m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco. After that Monaco performance, Beaugrand said: "We will see if I change my mind, and maybe run in Birmingahm. "I…
The reigning Olympic triathlon champion had chosen to dedicate more time to running this year, after a difficult 2024-2025 season marked by the loss of her world championship title. A winning bet, as she racked up impressive performances, including a French record in the 5,000m in Nice – later broken by Sarah Madeleine – and a new French record in the 10km road race in Lille. More recently, she fulfilled a childhood dream by competing in the Mo…
Cassandre Beaugrand will not compete in the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham (10-16 August). The Olympic champion, who won the 3000m French record on 10 July, favours the triathlon, where she aims for a second world title.
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