{
  "id": 1201252,
  "title": "France's Léon Marchand wins first European title in front of home crowd",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/frances-leon-marchand-wins-first-european-title-in-front-of-home-crowd",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T04:53:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20260816-france-s-l%C3%A9on-marchand-wins-first-european-title-in-front-of-home-crowd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Day six of the European Championships in Paris saw four-time Olympic champion Léon Marchand claim his first continental title by winning the 200m butterfly final. There was another gold medal for France later in the evening, with Mary-Ambre Moluh setting a new European record to win the 100m backstroke final.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}