As a genuinely contemporary sport, mixed martial arts (MMA) was born and developed throughout the twentieth century, during which time it remained fairly marginal, only to find a more formal and mediatized format in the 1990s. The first legal events in France began taking place in 2020....

Sport is undergoing major changes. Practices are going digital, tools are being developed, and virtualization is gaining ground. Connected applications, data sharing, user comparisons, and other evolutions are leading to the emergence of mixed-reality technologies. In this research the author...

This paper analyzes the development of the 'military preparation' movement during the Third Republic in France, which, in turn, gives an insight into sports development in France in comparison with its neighbouring countries. On the eve of the First World War, militarized physical activities were...

Although France was one of the most affected European countries by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the dynamics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2) movement within France, but also involving France in Europe and in the world, remain only partially characterized in this...

Physical activity (PA) is a protective factor for noncommunicable diseases. To optimize these health benefits, it is recommended to regularly practice PA at moderate or vigorous intensities. As the proportion of insufficiently active adults in France is significant, a better understanding of PA...

Mega-sporting events have long been perceived as an exciting way to gather people to attend the performance of top athletes and as a chance for stakeholders to benefit from various kinds of impacts. However, sport events are now facing increasing criticism. The goal of this study is to examine how...

In the context of tourism, the current study differentiates social media influencers (SMIs) as local SMIs and foreign SMIs. The current study argues that foreign SMIs help to create a positive (or sometimes negative) image of another destination country abroad that they have visited or lived in,...

Succeeding François Guizot and Lord Hamilton Gordon's 'cordial understanding', the Franco-British 1904 Entente cordiale has been widely studied in its diplomatic, trading and touristic aspects through sport. Maybe because of its vital role in the First World War, its social facet has been less...

Research question: Sport federations have a variety of financial profiles, even those operating within a single political context. In France, some federations depend on public funds, whereas others rely on private resources. Existing attempts to understand these differences have been based on just...

The aim of this article is to determine whether it is appropriate to standardize airline communication at the international level. Most previous research on international services advertising has carried out content analyses only, without measuring effectiveness. The contribution of this article...