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Two days of competition and already the first Olympic title for the French team! He came fromfencing and of Romain Cannone, sensational surprise with the sword, he who was initially not to participate in the discipline in individual.
The youngest of the France team continued success until the world number one, the Hungarian Gergely Siklosi, fell in the final (15-10). A breakthrough for the Blues in fencing, because Pauline Ranvier, Anita Blaze and Ysaora Thibus in foil and Yannick Borel and Alexandre Bardenet in épée all bowed quickly.
A little earlier in the day, Amandine Buchard had won the second medal of the French delegation, in judo. The French took the money in – 52 kilos, beaten in the final by the Japanese Uta abe. Judo is also a family affair with the Abe, since Uta’s brother, Hifumi, also won the same day in – 66 kilos.
In swimming, the huge surprise came from the 400-meter freestyle. Tunisian Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui became, at 18, the fourth Olympic champion in Tunisian history. On the French side, Léon Marchand finished sixth in his first Olympic final, that of the 400-meter medley.
For their entry into the running, the French basketball caused a sensation by beating Team USA (83-76), thanks in particular to a huge Evan Fournier (28 points). The Blues inflicted a 46-31 on the Americans in the second period.
And also…
French handball players started their tournament well by winning against Hungary (30-29). THEFrench women’s gymnastics team qualified for the all-around team final. Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos and Carolann Héduit have landed their ticket for the all-around competition.
In football, the Blues came close to a new correction, but they ended up winning against South Africa (4-3), thanks to a goal in added time from Téji Savanier. André-Pierre Gignac scored a hat-trick.
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In swimming, Marie Wattel will play in the 100-meter butterfly final at 3:30 a.m. KST. The French swimmer brilliantly composted her ticket by securing the second time in the semi-finals, France’s record at the end of the day (56 seconds 16).
Charlotte Bonnet will also start his individual Olympics with the 200-meter freestyle heats (at 12:05), and the Briton Adam peaty will try to win her first title of the competition in the 100-meter breaststroke (at 4:12 a.m.).
In table tennis, the pair Jia Nan Yuan-Emmanuel Lebesson missed the opportunity to secure a medal by losing in the mixed doubles semi-finals to Chinese doublet Shiwen Liu-Xin Xu. The French will be in contention for third place against the Taiwanese pair I-Ching Cheng – Yun Ju Lin (at 1 p.m.).
Beginning also of the triathlon events with the men at 6.30 am The French will be three to participate: Léo Bergère, Dorian Coninx and above all Vincent Luis, double reigning world champion in the discipline.
Mathieu van der Poel will be the attraction on the men’s mountain bike event, scheduled for 8 a.m. KST. But two French people will also be in the running, Jordan Sarrou and Victor Koretzky.
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The Handball blues will try to obtain a second success against Brazil (at 2 hours). Note also the confrontation between Spain, European champion 2020 and Norway, vice-world champion in 2017 and in 2019 (9:15 a.m.).
After losing the encounter between him in the United States, the French men’s volleyball team will play its second match of the tournament, against Tunisia (9:25 a.m.).
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Sport kan være brutalt. Annemiek van Vleuten tror hun har vundet OL-guld men aner ikke at Anna Kiesenhofer er komm… https://t.co/g7djsqZ6fB
The Dutchwoman Annemiek Van Vleuten thought to win solo in the road race. But the Dutch cyclist had lost count of the breakaways, and did not know that the Austrian Anna Kiesenhofer had already crossed the line in victory a minute earlier. ” I thought I won. At first I felt very stupid ”, Van Vleuten recognized on arrival.
The Olympians at the microphone.
“We sweat quickly, even when we stay there doing nothing”
Aurélien Giraud obviously struggled with the heat. In the street final, in skateboarding, the Frenchman had to settle for sixth place. “It’s extremely disturbing. There, we are at 32, felt 40. At this temperature, I am at the beach on my towel normally. “ The frustration was even greater for the other Habs, Vincent Milou, fourth.
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In their concern to control Games stamped with the seal of the new coronavirus, the Japanese organizers will stop at nothing. Thus, it is sometimes the turn of journalists covering the events to step back. So as not to get too close to the athletes, who evolve, let us remember, in a separate bubble from ours. Problem: it is difficult to collect the post-meeting impressions of a tired cyclist when a regulatory distance of nearly two meters and so many safety barriers separate us, and a sound system spits out a deafening sound.
The arms of your servants are not extendable, and the written press does not have the same habits as television, which never arrives without a microphone stand to extend to the cantonade, Tokyo 2020 has devised a simple plan: ask his volunteers to present journalists with a small tray, on which we place our phones and other recording devices. Then, the volunteer holds out the tray under the athlete’s nose. From Sunday, a small table came to replace the considerate volunteers.
Big blow for the golf event. Supposed to start on July 29, the discipline lost two of its main headliners on Sunday because of the Covid-19. It was first the American Bryson DeChambeau who was forced to withdraw, as announced by the PGA Tour in a message on Twitter.
“ Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for Covid-19 as part of the final testing protocol prior to his departure from the United States for the 2020 Olympics in Japan. He will not be able to compete for the American team. “ The winner of the US Open 2020 has been replaced by Patrick Reed.
A little later, it was the world number one, Jon Rahm, who also had to withdraw before leaving for Japan, due to a positive test. He will not be replaced in the Spanish team.
Separately, 21-year-old Dutch rower Finn Florijn tested positive after making his Olympic debut on Friday. He was forced to give up as a result of the competition.
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