How the 2024 French Junior Tests stack up against history

At the latest instalment of the French Junior test weekend in Cannes, there were a number of superlative performances. World Junior Championships medallist Manon Laporte dominated the women’s competition to win by over a minute. Meanwhile, Martin Hubner triumphed in the men’s test on the back of a storming 14:24 5000m run. The question to ask is how does this latest cohort compare to those that came before. In this respect, the current batch of Junior athletes are against some of the biggest names in the sport. Four of the…

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