Tokyo (AFP)

American Caeleb Dressel finished his incredible Olympic harvest with five titles, including two conquered Sunday during the last day of the swimming events, while the king's scepter of the 100m sprint abandoned by Usain Bolt will be on the line in the evening at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.

After the 100m freestyle, the 100m butterfly and the 4x100m relay, Dressel put his impressive hands on the crowns of the 50m freestyle and the 4x100m medley relay.

The 24-year-old Floridian started the day by dominating the 50m in 21 sec 07/100, ahead of the French Florent Manaudou (21.55) who equaled the American Gary Hall with a third Olympic medal over the distance in three Olympics, five years after deciding to try a career in ... handball.

After receiving his gold medal, Dressel dived again with his "Team USA" comrades to win the 4x100m medley relay: aligned in butterfly and started in 3rd position, the American star of these Games handed over the United States. on the rails and contributed to the final victory, accompanied by a world record (3 min 26 sec 78, against 3 min 27 sec 28 established in 2009 in combination).

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The other American attraction expected in Tokyo, Simone Biles, has again failed: already forfeited for the all-around and for two of the four apparatus finals, the four-time Olympic champion in Rio has decided to skip the final from the ground on Monday.

Only the balance beam final remains on Tuesday to see the gymnastics queen compete in Tokyo.

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Even though she clinched silver in the team competition she had given up after just one jump, 24-year-old Biles has passed, literally and figuratively, next to her Olympics: exhausted by the pressure, plagued by episodes of anxiety and suffering from a loss of bearings on her riskiest stunts, she decided to step aside and take time for herself, while staying in Tokyo to cheer on her teammates.

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Four finals are on the program Monday night, including the jump and uneven bars for a new episode of the duel between the Americans and the Russians.

In the evening Sunday, takes place the most awaited meeting of the Olympics, the crowning event of athletics: the final of 100 m (9:50 p.m. local, 12:50 GMT) is the first of the post-Bolt, winner of the last three Olympic titles on the straight line.

No big favorite to succeed him, but the contenders are numerous, between the Canadian Andre De Grasse, best time of the series, the Americans Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley or Ronnie Baker.

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One thing is certain: her time will be dazzling on a very fast track as proven by Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah, who became Olympic champion on Saturday with the second time in history in 10 sec 61.

Another highlight of the day in athletics, the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles with the duel, for the moment at a distance, between the Norwegian Karsten Warholm and his great American rival Rai Benjamin.

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