France: Former fencer Laura Flessel appointed as Minister of Sports on 17/05/2017

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Laura Flessel, 45 years old, has been appointed as the French Minister of Sports on 17/05/2017. The former two-time Olympic gold medalist in fencing (Atlanta, 1996) replaces Patrick Kanner, the former Minister of Sports, who was also the outgoing Minister of the City and Youth, and also Thierry Braillard, who was the French Secretary of State...

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