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Cycling

Lucas Feutsa

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Former cyclist, competed in 1984 Summer Olympics but did not win a medal. Fails WP:GNG, also WP:NCYC. Single piece of coverage is an interview. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:20, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Cycling, Olympics, and Cameroon. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 10:20, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – The non-interview parts of the article still constitute significant coverage of him (more or less 130 words in French by my count). He was also described as a "star" in this article; there's some coverage of him in this article but I'm unable to fully access it. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 11:01, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Per Aviationwikiflight sources. Svartner (talk) 17:10, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: It fails to meet WP:V and WP:SIGCOV as there are no independent, in-depth, or reliable sources available that cover the subject. I would also suggest merging it into the article on the 1984 Summer Olympics. Morekar (talk) 19:56, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or Redirect: Subject lacks the needed WP:SIGCOV to meet the WP:GNG. Two of the three sources are routine mentions, and the last one is a interview. A redirect to Cameroon at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where the subject is listed may also be a suitable WP:ATD. Let'srun (talk) 20:01, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have access to the allafrica.com sources? I can only view snippets. Thanks, ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:20, 29 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm unable to access the allAfrica links that I posted. I was only able to see small previews. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 12:17, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not all of the article is an interview. The non-quoted parts comprise the following:

Lucas Feutsa devient cycliste par passion. [...] Sur conseils de quelques connaissances, Lucas Feutsa se rend à un regroupement de cyclistes au carrefour Ndokoti. "[...]" se rappelle l’ex-grand champion. Après plusieurs mois d’entraînements, Lucas Feutsa dispute sa toute première compétition en 1983. [...] Cette éclatante victoire, en présence de feu Atangana, entraîneur national de cyclisme à l’époque, ouvre grandement les portes des Lions Indomptables au jeune Lucas Feutsa. "[...]", déclare Lucas Feutsa dont la fin de carrière est intervenue sur une note triste. [...] Devenu taximan après la fermeture de la Socar (31 mai 2000) dont il était employé, Lucas Feutsa, 44 ans (né le 2 janvier 1962), est marié et père de quatre enfants. Il a été tour à tour sociétaire de Papa Billy vélo club, Zéphir vélo club, Ucb vélo club et Socar vélo club. Formé en Europe à l’encadrement des cyclistes, il attend qu’une opportunité se présente.
Aviationwikiflight (talk) 12:22, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, per coverage found. That he still gets SIGCOV in modern times shows clear notability, especially considering that nearly all of the coverage devoted to pre-internet African sportspeople are in offline, African newspaper archives, which we have not searched. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:10, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Meets WP:OLYMPIAN and WP:NSPORT criteria, which is sufficient for presumed notability. The article is short but verifiable via Olympedia, Sports Reference, and additional French-language sources (Le Messager, JRI). Recommend cleanup and expansion rather than deletion.
Keep - Meets WP:NSPORT criteria, indeed.BabbaQ (talk) 08:10, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Although the subject competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, he does not meet the cycling-specific notability criteria, which require wins or podium results in major UCI events or multi-sport competitions. Olympic participation alone is not included in the criteria listed here. In addition, there appears to be no significant independent sourcing beyond routine results databases. Without reliable secondary coverage, the article does not satisfy WP:SIGCOV or WP:NCYC. Morekar (talk) 10:44, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- According to Scribbr, the above comment is AI-generated. Even if that's not the case, how is there no significant independent sourcing beyond routine results databases? Have you looked at the sources that have been presented, which are clearly not "routine results databases"? BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:20, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  But in my point of view, the subject still does not meet WP:NCYC and WP:SIGCOV criteria. He has not even won any medals, he has only participated. Morekar (talk) 21:01, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  I looked at this source. It is a good source, but I think if there were more in-depth sources, then WP:NATHLETE, GNG, and SIGCOV would be satisfied. Morekar (talk) 22:03, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris ^talk! 01:08, 6 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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