Back to the events of the day.
The handball players are in the final! Carried by an imperial Cleopatra Darleux in goal, the Blue disposed of Sweden (29-27) in the semifinals. Already silver medalists in 2016 in Rio, the players of Olivier Krumbholz are aiming for gold this time. It will be against Russia, Sunday, August 8 at 8 a.m. PST. With handball players, basketball players and volleyball players, there are therefore four French collective sports teams in the Olympic final.
Of all the semi-finalists of the “BHV”, Valérie Garnier’s basketball players were the only ones to foil. Corrected by the Japanese (87-71), the Blue saw their Olympic golden dream fly away. Catch-up session on Saturday, against Serbia in the small final (9 am, Paris time).
The American Allyson Felix became, by obtaining the bronze in the 400m – won by the Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo – on Friday, the most medal-winning female athlete in the history of the Olympic Games. At 35, the Californian, six-time Olympic champion, added a tenth charm to her prize list and now equals the record of “king” Carl Lewis.
The canadian footballers won the Olympic title. They won against the Swedes at the end of a match that lasted, lasted, lasted… With a score of 1-1 at the end of regulation time, which did not budge at the end of extra time. The two teams separated on penalties, during which it took until the sixth shot for the Canadians to win 3-2.
Yohann Diniz failed to win an Olympic medal in the 50 km walk. The 43-year-old Frenchman, world record holder, was forced to retire after more than two hours of racing due to stomach problems. World champion and triple European champion, Diniz will end his career on this setback and will never win a medal at the Games.
In modern pentathlon, Elodie Clouvel (6e) and Marie Oteiza (10e) failed to climb on the podium in an event won by Briton Kate French.
In kumite karate (- 61 kg), Leïla Heurtault did not imitate Steven Da Costa, gold medalist Thursday August 5th. The Frenchwoman stopped from the group stages.
Slovenian Janja Garnbret won the Olympic title climbing, in front of two Japanese women. Frenchwoman Anouck Jaubert finished 6e of the ordeal.
In athletics, to everyone’s surprise, the Italian relay won the 4 x 100 m male. Lamont Marcell Jacobs thus achieved the double in gold, after his victory in the 100 m.
In 5,000 m, Jimmy Gressier finished 13e in a race won by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei.
the 4 x 400 m relay French will not be at the start of the final. The French athletes finished 6e of their qualifying round.
In canoe Kayak, Adrien Bart qualified for the semi-finals of C1 1000m, like the French in K4 (500m).
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You will have to get up early – or not go to bed, it depends – to attend the final of French basketball players against the United States, at 4.30 a.m. (Paris time). Vincent Collet’s men will not be favorites, but will face a Team USA they beat in hens (83-76). The feat would be colossal, against Americans who won six of the last seven Olympic tournaments. France has never been crowned in two attempts (1948 and 2000).
The finals of volleyball and handball taking place at the same time, it will be necessary to duplicate – or to connect to our live – to follow everything. French handball players will challenge Denmark (2 p.m. Paris time), double reigning world champion. It will not be easy against the band of Mikkel Hansen, but the Blues are aiming for a third gold medal, after Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
While she had never reached the quarter-finals, the French volleyball team will play their first-ever Olympic final against Russia (2:15 p.m. KST). Laurent Tillie’s players will once again not be favorites, but this outsider costume suits them perfectly. Above all, the French have already beaten the Russians in pools (3-1) and can legitimately dream of crowning their exceptional career with gold.
Also to be continued in athletics, the men’s 4x400m relay, 1,500m and javelin finals, as well as the women’s high jump, 10,000m and 4x400m relay.
the modern pentathlon masculine, with the French Valentin Belaud, will deliver his verdict, just like the american race in track cycling, with Frenchman Benjamin Thomas, and the speed at which Mathilde Gros qualified for the round of 16, from 8:40 a.m. (Paris time).
The Games in a nutshell.
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She bet on the wrong horse, literally. Largely at the top of the modern pentathlon before the show jumping, Annika schleu saw his Olympic dream fly away after his horse, Saint Boy, failed to jump the obstacles. The German quickly understood the peril that awaited her as the animal, whom she drew lots, expressed her reluctance.
Inconsolable at the end of the race, Schleu lost all hope of victory and finished 31e, 300 points from the gold medal that was promised to him. Or how to remember that, despite careful preparation, the fate of a pentathlete also depends on the will of an animal that did not choose to be there.
The Olympians at the microphone.
“What an honor. What pride. A magnificent recognition for karate and all practitioners in France ”
One last opportunity to be in the spotlight for Steven Da Costa. Gold medalist in kumite karate of – 67 kg yesterday, the Frenchman was appointed tricolor flag bearer for the closing ceremony, scheduled for Sunday August 8 at 1 p.m. (Paris time). The event will mark the handover between Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
An irony, when we know that karate, newly introduced to the Games, will not be on the Olympic program in three years. Should this be seen as a form of claim against the IOC, or rather a tribute to karateka? The main interested party spoke soberly on Twitter, evoking ” a magnificent recognition for karate and all practitioners in France “.
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Snapshot of our special envoys.
Who would have thought that the biggest emotion felt that night would not be the “Block by Batum” ? After having followed and chronicled France’s last-minute victory of the orange ball over Slovenia on Thursday, we set out in search of a taxi to return, with several colleagues. In fact, the “collectivos” system has surprisingly survived the end of our fortnight. Once found, we ask him to bring us back to Tokyo: basketball takes place in Saitama, a city north of Tokyo Bay. The driver nods, smiles, and starts his machine. A Tokyo edition of the film “Taxi” follows, our driver having decided to imitate Samy Naceri. Acceleration at full speed, non-existent speed limits… Here we are clinging to our seats, almost ready to see his machine take off, the driver swallowing the distance in a quarter short of normal time. Which seemed to us to last forever.
