High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! France will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 67 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition`s qualifying standards. Both of the country`s medallists from the last Championships, Romain Mesnil and Yohann Diniz, are competing, as well as the emerging talents of Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and Renaud Lavillenie.