IT WAS a moment that epitomised what it’s like to be a world-class athlete, but in the same event as an all-time legend. After a nervous wait, France’s Christophe Lemaitre celebrated like he’d won the ...

French prodigy Christophe Lemaitre takes on controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers in a mouth-watering 100m at the European Athletics Championships, starting today. The 20-year-old Lemaitre is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. France's Christophe Lemaitre competes next to Panama's Alonso Edward (R) in the men's 200m on June 5, 2014 in Rome French sprinter ...

Christophe Lemaitre, seen as Europe’s biggest hope to break Jamaican and US sprinting hegemony, wrapped up a French sprint triple here on Sunday. The 22-year-old added the 200m title to the 100m he ...

FRESH OUT of Annecy, France, Christophe Lemaitre last night won the heavyweight title of fastest man in Europe – despite being, comparatively, something of a lightweight. Awesome stuff from the ...

BARCELONA, Aug 3 French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre was the star of the show at the European athletics championships with a haul of three gold medals, but he still looks well below the pace to ...

HELSINKI -- Christophe Lemaitre of France successfully defended his 100 meters title at the European Championships in a chaotic race on Thursday. Only five of the eight finalists crossed the line.

Annecy native Christophe Lemaitre, European Junior 100 meters champion and the great hope of world sprinting, is announcing his full support for France's Bid to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic ...