Tokyo (AFP)

They are not necessarily all Olympic champions but they are also writing the history of the Tokyo Olympics.

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PERF OF THE DAY

Allyson Felix won the 4x400m relay with his fellow Americans.

With this eleventh medal, the 35-year-old Californian passes in front of a certain Carl Lewis on the number of Olympic podiums and is now just behind the Finnish Paavo Nurmi (12th medal between 1920 and 1928) in the annals of the discipline.

This success is also his 7th gold medal.

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FACE OF THE DAY

Rudy Gobert in tears.

The French pivot finished the final against the United States on the bench after being taken out for 5 fouls.

Before that, the one who was 3 times named best NBA defender had been a major architect of the blue resistance against the Americans (16 pts).

It was insufficient.

France bowed (87-82).

It was well worth a few tears.

The French Rudy Gobert at the end of the Olympic basketball final, lost to the United States, on August 7, 2021 in Tokyo Mohd RASFAN AFP

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STORY OF THE DAY

By throwing his javelin to 87.58 m on his first try, the Indian Neeraj Chopra gave the second most populous country in the world its first gold medal in athletics, and the tenth in its history in all sports, including 8 in field hockey.

India has nevertheless been present continuously at the Summer Olympics since 1920, after a first visit in 1900 in Paris.

But the country is much more passionate about cricket.

In athletics, India had previously won two silver medals, by the same man, Norman Pritchard, an Indian of British origin, in the 200m and 200m hurdles of the 1900 Games.

Indian Neeraj Chopra celebrates his Olympic title in javelin at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, August 7, 2021 Ben STANSALL AFP

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SENTENCE OF THE DAY

"It sucks that (Tarnovschi) is there, that he's so strong, we don't know much about this guy and at the same time I don't want to know anything about him": half an hour after his C1 final 1000m completed in fourth place, the French Adrien Bart was still very upset against the Moldovan Serghei Tarnovschi, in bronze, as in 2016 in Rio before being deprived of his medal following a positive doping control.

Frenchman Adrien Bart (d), during the semi-final of the C1 1000m event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, August 7, 2021 Philip FONG AFP

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

The American Nelly Korda, 23 years old and world No. 1, was crowned Olympic golf champion.

The Korda family is a sporty family.

Tennis player, father Petr won the Australian Open in 1998 and was No. 2 in the world, mother Regina also played tennis (56th in the world).

At 21, her younger brother Sebastian breaks through on the ATP circuit (45th), and finally her older sister Jessica, who was the first to congratulate her on the green, is 14th in the world on the LPGA circuit and ranked 15th in the tournament. Olympic.

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