At the BWF World Championships, France won two gold medals in a single afternoon, as many as the country had managed in the tournament's previous 29 editions combined. Alex Lanier claimed the men's singles gold, while Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue upset the top seeds in mixed doubles. Yet both know that a sport still starved of attention at home means no heroes' welcome awaits them.
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August 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
'No one will be waiting at the airport': Inside France's historic double gold at the World Championships
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