France made history at the BWF World Championships (the sport's premier global tournament, long dominated by Asian nations) in New Delhi on 23 August 2026, winning its first-ever world titles in badminton with two golds on the same day. Mixed doubles pair Delphine Delrue and Thom Gicquel defeated Chinese top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping 22–20, 19–21, 21–15, reversing a run of four consecutive losses against the same opponents, while 21-year-old Alex Lanier then crushed Japan's Kodai Naraoka 21–11, 21–11 to claim France's first world title in men's singles. The double triumph marks a watershed moment for French badminton, with Gicquel noting that "fifteen years ago, French badminton couldn't have dreamed of this."