# Marchand withdraws from medleys at European Championships 2026-08-08T16:10:21+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Leon Marchand will not contest the 200m and 400m individual medley events at the European Championships starting Monday, the French Federation confirmed on Saturday. The four-time Olympic champion has a lingering thigh injury that he aggravated during training in June and again in July. Team doctor Sebastien Le Garrec said the risk of recurrence was too high for those events. Marchand remains entered in the 200m butterfly and 400m freestyle, which place less strain on the adductor, and may swim in relays. He had already withdrawn from the 200m breaststroke. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com Tags: European Championships, Leon Marchand, medley withdrawal, precaution, swimming, thigh injury Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/marchand-withdraws-from-medleys-at-european-championships/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/marchand-withdraws-from-medleys-at-european-championships/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.