A silver Thursday for the French delegation at the Tokyo Olympics.
The performances of the French foilists, of the judoka Madeleine Malonga and of the female pair Claire Bové and Laura Tarantola in rowing allowed the French team to total 11 medals and to climb to 8th position in the general classification.
The female athletes of the France team ensured during this seventh day of competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Very early, Thursday had started well with the silver medal won by Claire Bové and Laura Tarantola in rowing. The judoka Madeleine Malonga, Olympic vice-champion after her lost fight against the Japanese Shori Hamada, and the French foilists beaten in the final by Russia of the team event offered two more silver medals to France. Other performances: the charm guaranteed Thursday for Charline Picon and Thomas Goyard in windsurfing.
A seventh day of competition which also had its share of disappointments on the French side.
Despite the fine performance of Maxime Grousset in the 100-meter freestyle, the Habs still do not have any medals in swimming.
The same goes for tennis, with the elimination of the last French representatives, Ugo Humbert and Jérémy Chardy.
In total, the French delegation has 11 medals and ranks 8th nation in the world.
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The money of the French foilists, the first medal since 1984
Among the many performances of French female athletes, that of
the French foil team
is worthy of note for tricolor fencing. Ysaora Thibus and her partners leave Tokyo with the silver medal around their neck, after being clearly dominated by Russia in the final (45-34). But this charm has a taste of victory for the French, badly embarked in the semi-finals against Italy and who managed an incredible turnaround (45-43). This is the first podium for tricolor foilists at the Olympic Games since bronze in Los Angeles in 1984. Thanks to this result, the French fencing team equaled its harvest from the Rio Games (3 medals).
Moment of emotion on the podium for the French women.
A good second place for the Blues who have not been unworthy throughout the competition.
Congratulations
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The disappointment of Madeleine Malonga, Olympic vice-champion in judo
World number one in her - 78 kg category, judoka Madeleine Malonga could only bring home a silver medal.
The Frenchwoman was surprised by the Japanese Shori Hamada, world number 2, who won in the final on an ippon.
This expeditious defeat (less than a minute of fighting) is a real disappointment for the French judoka who was aiming for the Olympic title.
"I'm really disappointed ... I wanted so much to win," she said, sobbing, on France Televisions.
At 27,
Madeleine Malonga
will want to take her revenge at the next Paris Olympics in 2024.
New medal in rowing thanks to the silver of Claire Bové and Laura Tarantola
Tricolor rowing is a real treat in these Tokyo Olympics! The day after Matthieu Androdias and Hugo Boucheron won gold, it was the lightweight pair
Claire Bové and Laura Tarantola
who finished second in the final of the event and therefore collected a silver charm. . In this very uncertain race, the French women even slipped a few hundredths of a second from the gold medal, won by the Italians Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini. It is, however, the first Olympic medal for French women's rowing in 25 years.
FRANCE WINS THE SILVER MEDAL!
An incredible ending with an unbearable suspense.
Laura Tarantola and Claire Bove come a few hundredths behind the Italian Olympic champions.
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Medals guaranteed for France in windsurfing
Five years after her Olympic title in Rio,
Charline Picon
, 36, is doing everything to put it back in Tokyo and the tricolor windsurfer is off to a good start.
At the end of the heats played on Thursday, the Charentaise is third in the general classification, six points behind the Chinese leader Lu Yinxiu.
"It's a guaranteed medal: it's huge!", She reacted shortly after the test.
Appointment Saturday at 5 am, French time, to know the metal which will bring back Charline Picon.
Thomas Goyard qualified for the medal race, Saturday in RS: X.
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Also,
Thomas Goyard
qualified for the final regatta and can walk away with silver or bronze on Saturday.
He can no longer join Dutch leader Kiran Badloe with 33 points, but he will have to consolidate his second place.
The French totaled 52 points against 54 for the third, the Italian Mattia Camboni, and 57 for the Pole Piotr Myszka, in fourth position.
A draw that does not suit the Blue handball
The French handball
players conceded the point of the draw against Sweden, leader of Group B who celebrated this result as a victory (28-28).
The Blue left precious points to return to the top of the standings, especially after the decisive seven-meter throw missed by Grace Zaadi Deuna in the last second of the match.
The French are still fourth, and will have to win against at least one of their direct opponents, Russia and / or Brazil, to reach the quarter-finals.
The France team misses the victory penalty in a crazy end to the match!
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Still no medal for the tricolor swimming
A discipline appreciated by the French delegation, swimming does not currently offer any reward to swimmers from France.
At 22,
Maxime Grousset
does not have to be ashamed of his fourth place in the 100-meter freestyle final, the queen distance, won by the American star Caeleb Dressel.
A little later,
Charlotte Bonnet
and
Marie Wattel
failed to invite themselves to the 100-meter freestyle final, as did
Yohann Ndoye Brouard
for the 200-meter backstroke.
The relays do not perform better on the side of the Tricolores, with a last place for the French in the final of the 4x200 meters freestyle.
However, French swimmer
Mehdy Metella
finished 4th in his 100-meter butterfly series and will compete in the semi-finals on Friday from 3.30am French time.
Mehdy Metella finished fourth in the men's 100m butterfly in
heat
7.
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Zero points for French tennis
In a dark tennis season for the French, the clearings
Ugo Humbert
and
Jérémy Chardy
will have been short-lived and will not go beyond the quarter-finals. Ugo Humbert was eliminated by Russian Karen Khachanov, after coming back to score in the second set (7-6 [4], 4-6, 6-3). Jérémy Chardy was outclassed by the German Alexander Zverev, 5th player in the world (6-4, 6-1). These Tokyo Olympics are therefore a new fiasco for the French tennis delegation which will not bring back medals from Tokyo, as in Rio in 2016.
It's over for Jérémy Chardy!
The French lost (6/4 6/1) in the quarter-final against Alexander Zverev.
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Promises and disappointments
In addition,
the French women's rugby sevens
team successfully entered the competition by winning against Fiji with two tries (12-5), then sweeping Brazil (40-5). On the BMX side, no less than four out of five French entered qualified for the semi-finals:
Joris Daudet, Sylvain André and Roman Mahieu
for the men, as well as
Axelle Etienne
for the women. In canoe slalom,
Marjorie Delassus
finished at the foot of the podium, in 4th place, despite a superb run. The 23-year-old athlete will be able to return stronger at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
In combat sports, the adventure continues for boxer
Mourad Aliev
, who qualified for the quarterfinals in the + 91 kg category. Entry elimination on the other hand for the judoka
Alexandre Iddir
, beaten by his pet peeve Zelym Kotsoiev in the - 100 kilos. In the archery event,
Lisa Barbelin
will play the round of 16 in individual Friday after outclassing the Dutch Gabriela Schloesser in the sixteenth, 6 innings to 0. Finally, in gymnastics, the French
Carolann Héduit
(11th) and
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos
(12th) finished far from the podium in the all-around competition, won by the new 18-year-old American muse, Sunisa Lee.