{
  "id": 534925,
  "title": "European championships: Thanks to Léon Marchand, France take silver in the 4 x 200m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/european-championships-thanks-to-leon-marchand-france-take-silver-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:21:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20260811-european-championships-thanks-to-l%C3%A9on-marchand-france-take-silver-in-the-4-x-200m"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The French men's 4 x 200m freestyle relay team won silver at the European Championships. According to New Straits Times, they finished with a time of 7:02.23.\n\nLéon Marchand was part of the French team that took silver. New Straits Times reported that Marchand said it was his first European medal and a team one, and that he was happy. He also mentioned being nervous about going first and unsure of his form due to a lingering thigh injury, but found the experience reassuring.\n\nThe British team won gold in the men's and women's 4 x 200m freestyle relays. In the men's relay, Britain's time was 7:01.52, and in the women's relay, their time was 7:45.93, which was close to the continental record. France 24 noted that Marchand had posted the world's best time of the year in the 200m on his return to France.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Golden relay double for Britain at European Championships as Marchand takes silver",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/golden-relay-double-for-britain-at-european-championships-as-marchand",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:50:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}