Opportunities to seize.

                      Renaud Lavillenie be one of the best chances of French medal in Doha.

Snubbed by most major world stars, the World Championships in Doha room will provide opportunities to shine beautiful French athletes. Renaud Lavillenie, including the opportunity to confirm his talent.

Stars that do not jostle:
The first big rendezvous of the athletic season starts Friday with the kickoff of the World Championships Indoor in Doha. A competition shunned by many celebrities, like for Usain Bolt, who is not a big hard room, Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay or Kenenisa Bekele, who prefers to focus on the cross. To find the stars, it will mainly dwell on any chains than on the track. The queen of the pole, Yelena Isinbayeva, will make the game with the intention of improving his world record indoor (5.00m). "It is my goal Has she told a news conference. I'm here for the first time in my life and I would like this a memorable event for me. " At the height, Croatian Blanka Vlasic also try to go up to keep her title won in 2008 in Valencia.

Lavillenie, a leading French:
Among men, the king of the global boom, Steven Hooker, will also be present in Qatar. The Australian world champion outdoors last summer in Berlin, including the French find Lavillenie Renaud. Bronze medalist last year in Germany, the record holder of France and best performer this winter (5.85 m at the Championships in Bercy France) is eager to tussle with the tall blond Australian. "Basically, Hooker is shaped. I look forward to that. I have a little revenge from last summer. But I'm more into the idea of going to confront me. It's something that motivates me greatly. This competition between us, it is only the beginning quotation marks " Says French, headlining the small delegation tricolor initiated in Doha (27 elements).

Avoid return empty-handed;
Alongside Lavillenie the DTN, Ghani Yalouz, count on the other man shaped the winter, Salim Sdiri, trying to erase the two Fs recent editions of the World Indoor (Moscow 2006 and Valencia 2008) . The long jumper is also the best performer of the season with a jump at 8.24 m at Bercy. What display some certainty before qualifying begins. "My Bercy at 8.24 m showed what I was worth (...) I'm leaving confident" explains who has often stalled in major international final. "If I go in the final, I think I'll try something I've never done since my run-up to warm up, I'll come inside for hot early in the contest"He promises already.
Ladji Doucoure him, puts forward no specific goal after any indoor season (11e chrono global 7''58). "I am not one of the favorites. I have not done a great lap times. I'm not in the category of guys who will not take a turn. Robles is there, the Chinese too. As for Trammell, the 60 meter hurdles, is his discipline. It reminds me of the Games, " remarked protected Longuèvre Renaud. Finally, Teddy Tamgho, triple jump, and Mahiedine Mekissi-Benabbad, about 1,500, will also have a playing card. Unlike the French who, unless a miracle should not fight for the podium ...

The French selection:
Women:
60 m: Veronique Mang, Myriam Soumare.
400 m: Virginia Michanol.
1500 m: Hind Dehiba-Chahyd, Fanjanteino Felix.
60m hurdles: Aisseta Diawara, Alice Decaux.
Height: Melanie Melfort.
Pentathlon: Antoinette Nana Djimou.

Men:
60 m: Ronald Pognon, Teddy Tinmar.
400m: Nicolas Fillon.
800m: Kevin Hautcoeur.
1500 m: Abdelkader Bakhtache, Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad.
60m hurdles: Ladji Doucoure, Garfield Darien.
Height: Mickael Hanany.
Perch: Damiel Dossevi, Renaud Lavillenie.
Length: Salim Sdiri, Kafétien Gomis.
Triple jump: Teddy Tamgho, Colomba Fofana.
4x400m: Nicolas Fillon, Yannick Fonsat, Hugo Grillas, Richard Maunier .