Paris Olympics: Marchand mania and dueling pistols

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Destination Paris

FRANCE 24 English

14 episodes

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Your daily dose of Games and fun delivered by François Picard and guests throughout the Olympic fortnight: Destination Paris serves up a capsule of sporting prowess and important stories du jour. Every day at 6:00pm Paris time.

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Paris Olympics: Marchand mania and dueling pistols

Destination Paris

27 minutes

1 year ago

Paris Olympics: Marchand mania and dueling pistols

Former Olympic swimmer James Parrack tells Destination Paris why at 22, France’s Léon Marchand ticks all the boxes to become one of the greatest of all time. In the pool, the water's fine but organisers are still fretting over the River Seine’s ability to host the swimming leg of the triathlon. Also, Craig Copetas explains why dueling pistol was (briefly) an Olympic sport.