Paris 2024: France goes wild for Alexis Hanquinquant’s back-to-back golds

Paris 2024: France goes wild for Alexis Hanquinquant’s back-to-back gold

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The race favorite and flag bearer for France at the opening ceremony, Hanquinquant, lived up to the expectations of his horde of fans, winning the PTS4 race in 58:01 minutes.

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