French decathlon medal hope Mayer in fight to make Olympics / Photo: Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT - AFP
-
Appreciation, anger await as Trump heads to Irish golf resort
-
Vance assails Democratic 'hate' in fiery US midterm pitch
-
Ronaldo takes last crack at Asian glory as Saudi teams set to dominate
-
Party leaders trade barbs before Swedish election
-
Statecraft or scripture: Why Pacific nations want Jerusalem embassies
-
China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says
-
Hong Kong to sentence Tiananmen vigil activists for subversion
-
Sabalenka storms past Pegula to reach US Open final in bid for three-peat
-
US braces for inflation report that may push Fed to hike rates
-
Two-time defending champion Sabalenka powers past Pegula into US Open final
-
Australia unveil Slingsby-led elite team for America's Cup challenge
-
Tremor recorded as Israel says Hezbollah tunnels destroyed in south Lebanon
-
Putin arrives in India for BRICS summit coloured by wars
-
Musk threatens legal action over documentary
-
Springboks, All Blacks clash in groundbreaking US decider
-
Mainoo a 'massive influence' on Man Utd upturn, says Carrick
-
Man United, Bayern cruise as Como make dream Champions League start
-
Russian strike on Ukraine shopping centre kills five
-
Musiala returns to help Bayern sink Bodo in Champions League
-
Man Utd outclass Sabah on Champions League return
-
Surging oil prices, higher bond yields weigh on stocks
-
Russian strike on Ukraine shopping centre kills at least six
-
Russell admits he needs luck as Antonelli focuses on the job
-
Gauff salutes Zina Garrison, 'pioneer' in Black tennis
-
Canada pledges support for Ukraine air defense as Zelensky visits
-
Carney says in touch with Trump, Canada ready for 'fair' trade deal
-
Latin America fact-check group asks Meta not to replace verification practice
-
Morocco says not involved in Ceuta migrant influx
-
Seahawks' Darnold gets good news on hip injury: coach
-
Tag Markets Names Craig Lund Chief Executive Officer
-
Evasive Alonso teases reporters on his F1 future
-
Ex-president Bush remembers 9/11 through exhibit of his art
-
What to know about Trump's $5,000 'dividend' pledge
-
F1 drivers expecting crashes, chaos at new Spanish GP circuit
-
Leclerc concedes he 'went too far' in Hamilton Monza incident
-
NGO chief sees 'hypocrisy' in Afghan women's rights calls amid aid cuts
-
Shelton, Tiafoe in spotlight as Zverev aims to build on Grand Slam success
-
Latin America could see fresh disinformation after Meta changes
-
England close in on Test series sweep against sorry Pakistan
-
UAE to invest 40 billion euros in Germany, including for data centres: Berlin
-
England dominate sorry Pakistan, close in on Test series sweep
-
2030 Winter Olympics chief Grospiron quits
-
Kung wins Vuelta time-trial as Mas retains lead
-
AI Risks to Enter 60–80% of Liability and Cyber Insurance Underwriting by 2028, ScienceSoft Predicts
-
DR Congo school fire leaves at least 14 children dead
-
Ultimate Championship as big as Olympics - and more lucrative, says Bolt
-
USA and France ease into women's Basketball World Cup semis
-
Diana's 'revenge dress' to go up for auction in New York
-
ECB lifts borrowing costs amid energy shock, opens door for more hikes
-
England dominate Pakistan, close in on Test series sweep
French decathlon medal hope Mayer in fight to make Olympics
Kevin Mayer, whose decathlon silver was France's sole athletics medal of the Tokyo Olympics, said Tuesday he would "use every minute" in his bid to bounce back from injury in time for the Paris Games.
Mayer crashed to the ground in the 110m hurdles of a triathlon organised as part of the Paris Diamond League meeting on Sunday.
He received medical treatment on the track before being helped off, his team later confirming that he had suffered a "significant lesion in his left hamstring".
"It's very difficult to find the words today," Mayer said in a social media post.
"Everything seems unreal since this fall. I was hoping for the chance to express myself in the Stade de France at the Olympic Games. The road seems much longer today."
Mayer, 32, is a two-time Olympic silver medallist (2016, 2021) as well as being a two-time former world champion (2017, 2022) and the current world record holder (9,126 points).
"Count on me to use every minute that separates me from the decathlon to increase my chances of taking part," he added.
The 10-event decathlon at the Paris Olympics is scheduled over two days on August 2 and 3 at the Stade de France.
W.Mansour--SF-PST