Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
espoir
English translation:
U23
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Apr 17, 2019 14:26
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French term
espoir
French to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Does anyone know what the term "espoir" means in the context of a category or placement in a race or marathon?
e.g. 1ère espoir & 13ème femme au Semi-marathon de Genève 2017
1ère espoir Marathon de Florence 2018
1ère espoir & 3ème femme à la Young Chamonix Courmayeur
This is in a tourism article for website publication regarding local sports people in a mountain resort, this section relating to a young runner's results.
Link to article: https://www.morzine-avoriaz.com/laury-eloy-trail.html
Thanks!
e.g. 1ère espoir & 13ème femme au Semi-marathon de Genève 2017
1ère espoir Marathon de Florence 2018
1ère espoir & 3ème femme à la Young Chamonix Courmayeur
This is in a tourism article for website publication regarding local sports people in a mountain resort, this section relating to a young runner's results.
Link to article: https://www.morzine-avoriaz.com/laury-eloy-trail.html
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +5 | U23 |
Alison MacG
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5 | lead |
Mohamed Hosni
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3 +1 | hopefuls |
Ana Vozone
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Proposed translations
+5
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Selected
U23
In track and field, this category is under 23s (i.e. from 20-22)
athlètes ESPOIRS U23
https://amiensuc-athletisme.jimdo.com/haut-niveau/athlètes-e...
The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial athletics competition for European athletes under the age of 23, which is organized by the European Athletic Association.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Athletics_U23_Champio...
Les Championnats d'Europe espoirs d'athlétisme (European Athletics U23 Championships) sont une compétition d'athlétisme organisée tous les deux ans par l'Association européenne d'athlétisme, réservée aux athlètes âgés de moins de 23 ans.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championnats_d'Europe_espoirs_...
https://www.european-athletics.org/records/
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Example from
Fédération Française d'Athlétisme
Livret des compétitions estivales 2019
Seuls les athlètes des catégories Espoirs (U23), Seniors et Masters peuvent y participer.
https://www.athle.fr/Reglement/livret_2019_estival.pdf
athlètes ESPOIRS U23
https://amiensuc-athletisme.jimdo.com/haut-niveau/athlètes-e...
The European Athletics U23 Championships is a biennial athletics competition for European athletes under the age of 23, which is organized by the European Athletic Association.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Athletics_U23_Champio...
Les Championnats d'Europe espoirs d'athlétisme (European Athletics U23 Championships) sont une compétition d'athlétisme organisée tous les deux ans par l'Association européenne d'athlétisme, réservée aux athlètes âgés de moins de 23 ans.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championnats_d'Europe_espoirs_...
https://www.european-athletics.org/records/
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Note added at 22 hrs (2019-04-18 13:05:18 GMT)
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Example from
Fédération Française d'Athlétisme
Livret des compétitions estivales 2019
Seuls les athlètes des catégories Espoirs (U23), Seniors et Masters peuvent y participer.
https://www.athle.fr/Reglement/livret_2019_estival.pdf
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: For the record, I didn't see this before posting my comment in the discussion area :-)
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That's OK, Charles, and thank you!
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Carol Gullidge
: since it seems after all that this an actual age category rather than simply a measure of one's aspirations!
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Thanks, Carol
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Martyn Greenan
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Thanks, Martyn
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Philippa Smith
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Thanks, Philippa
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Yvonne Gallagher
: and really quite clear to anyone with a modicum of English I would have thought!
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Thanks, Yvonne
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Daryo
: + adding some plain speak "decoding"? Except for the "insiders", this would be like a rebus. I doubt that your average "outsider" would be motivated to take a closer look, might just get put off by unintelligible codes ...
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Thanks for your comment, Daryo. I would have thought that under 23 is fairly clear even for those with no particular interest in running.
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writeaway
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Thanks, writeaway
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Mohamed Hosni
: Please check about " lead "
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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French term (edited):
espoirs
hopefuls
Although in your specific text and for that specific event, "espoir" applies to people born on a specific date, I think there is an official category which applies more widely.
We have the same in Portugal, "esperanças".
In the Hopefuls category, the awards went to Laurie-Anne Dupont-Renaud and Simon Lambert-Lemay.
... the granting of the European crowns in the Hopefuls' category (KF2) and in the Juniors'
We have the same in Portugal, "esperanças".
In the Hopefuls category, the awards went to Laurie-Anne Dupont-Renaud and Simon Lambert-Lemay.
... the granting of the European crowns in the Hopefuls' category (KF2) and in the Juniors'
Example sentence:
Matthew Mantle finished a very creditable fifth in the 'Hopefuls' category, ...
the granting of the European crowns in the Hopefuls' category (KF2)
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: Interesting, but two of your examples are about cycling, where "hopefuls" seems to mean competitors with good prospects, and the other is about karting, where it means KF2 (over 14).
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The term is nevertheless used in sports and competitions.... that was my whole point...
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Daryo
: + specifying "(i.e. under 23)"
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Thank you, Daryo!
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lead
first lead is the most term that fits in this context.
Hope it helps
Hope it helps
Discussion
If this person was an Espoir in 2017-2018 I think it means that they must have been born 1995 or 1996. But maybe somebody else should check my maths!
As for the fact that there are younger categories, that's standard across other sports. In this case (athletics) there's an Under-20 category, as I said; it's understood that if you are an Under-23 you are older than an Under-20, though I'm not sure you're actually disqualified from competing at Under-23 if you're only 19, say.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under-23_athletics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Athletics_U23_Champio...
The next one down is Under-20, which corresponds to FR Juniors, Under-18 being Cadets, and so on.
They are in effect young Seniors, in EN terms, since athletes aged 20 and over are Seniors, whereas in French seniors are 22 and over.
I've had to deal with this kind of question before in football; English tends to use "Under-00" for most age categories.
My guess is that although she didn't go on to win, she was their best hope:
... the number-one hope and 13th woman in...
https://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/espoir
Or could it mean seed?