Fifth gold medal for the French delegation this Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics thanks to the coronation of the French foilists.
Very early on, Florent Manaudou saved the honor of French swimming by taking a beautiful silver medal behind Caeleb Dressel in the 50m freestyle.
French fencing ensures the Tokyo Olympics! The French men's foil team won in the final on Sunday against the Russian athletes and took the gold medal. This is the fifth Olympic title won by the French delegation in Tokyo which allows France to climb to 7th position in the medal table, with 21 charms in total. In the middle of the night, swimming star Florent Manaudou took the silver medal in the 50m freestyle behind the American phenomenon Caeleb Dressel. The other highlight on the French side is the disqualification of boxer Mourad Aliev. The French Olympic Committee has announced that it is filing an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
In addition, other headliners took part in the track and field events on Sunday with disappointing results overall.
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse and Jimmy Vicaut failed to reach the semi-finals of the 800m and 100m respectively.
However, for Alexandra Tavernier in the hammer throw.
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The supreme coronation for French foilists!
How beautiful is this
French men's foil team
! Enzo Lefort, Julien Mertine, Erwann le Péchoux and substitute Maxime Pauty gave French fencing its second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, after the success of swordsman Romain Cannone in individual earlier this week. The foilists achieved a faultless course, dominating Egypt (45-34) then Japan at the end of the suspense (45-42). In the final, the Tricolores outclassed the Russians 45 touches to 28 and avenged the French sabers, beaten the day before in the final by the Russian Olympic Committee. This is the first French men's foil title since the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The French also take their revenge on the Russians who deprived them of a gold medal in Rio in 2016.
Because they were heroic and because it's always so special, savor the fifth Marseillaise, offered by the French foilists
The 21st medal for the French delegation #JeuxOlympiques
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The story written by Florent Manaudou, in silver on the 50m
At his favorite distance, French swimming star Florent Manaudou managed to take the silver medal in the final of the 50m freestyle behind the American phenomenon Caeleb Dressel. At 30, the French swimmer confirms his return to the highest level in the large pools after a break in handball. The Marseillais became the first swimmer in history to be titled three consecutive times over the distance, after his gold medal in London in 2012 and silver in Rio in 2016. Moved and proud of his performance on Sunday (21 "55, five tenths behind Dressel Olympic record holder),
Florent Manaudou
now gives an appointment to French fans for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
After receiving his medal, Florent Manaudou confided in his desire to compete in the #JeuxOlympiques de Paris 2024 to win a fourth charm in a row # Tokyo2020
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Mourad Aliev disqualified in boxing, an appeal filed before the sports court
France leaves empty-handed from the Tokyo Olympics in boxing. His last representative,
Mourad Aliev
, was disqualified in the +91 kg quarter-finals against Briton Frazer Clarke for having, according to the referee, injuring his opponent with head butts. Angry at the decision, the French boxer refused to leave the ring. The supervisor of the Olympic tournament then admitted himself that there had been an error in the judgment, without being able to reverse it. The president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee Brigitte Henriques announced on France 2 that she was "putting together a file to challenge the decision" before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
❌ Incredible image of Mourad Aliev who refuses to leave the ring.
The boxer did not accept his disqualification during his quarter-final after sending several head shots according to referee # Tokyo2020
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Disappointments in athletics, Alexandra Tavernier well at the rendezvous
French athletics also suffered disappointments on Sunday.
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse
(5th) did not pass the semifinals in the 800m, as did the returning
Jimmy Vicaut
(5th) in the 100m. In the 400m hurdles, the Habs
Ludvy Vaillant
and
Wilfried Happio
finished 7th in their semi-finals and will not go further in these Games. In triple jump, the Frenchwoman
Rouguy Diallo
finished 9th in the final in a competition marked the new world record for the Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas (15.67 m).
However, there were still some satisfactions in the tricolor clan.
Alexandra Tavernier
lived up to her status by qualifying for the hammer throw final which will take place on Tuesday at 13:35 French time.
Finally, if Bosse was expected, it was finally
Gabriel Tual
who climbed to the 800m final scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. French time.
✔ Alexandra Tavernier is in the hammer throw final!
By throwing to 73.51 meters on her second attempt, she secures a place among the 12 Olympic finalists # Tokyo2020 # Olympic
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Losses of no consequence for handball and volleyball players
The flawless
French handball players
ended on Sunday, but the Blues had already qualified for the quarter-finals. Nikola Karabatic's partners lost 32-29 to Norway on Sunday morning. A seemingly anecdotal defeat because the Blues were sure to finish first in their group A. But two leading players, Timothey N'Guessan and Hugo Descat, were injured. France will face Bahrain on Tuesday to try to reach the semi-finals.
On the side of the
French volleyball players
, a defeat also inconsequential against Brazil in an epic match in five sets (3-2), concluded 20 points to 18 for the Brazilians in the decisive round.
France team star Earvin Ngapeth and his teammates still qualified for the quarter-finals thanks to their precious victory against Russia on Friday.
The Blues of volleyball will play against Poland on Tuesday in a complex meeting to reach the semi-finals.
Great promises in equestrian sports and table tennis
The French equestrian sports team
will aim for the medal on Monday during the show jumping competition to be followed from 10 am French time. The French are third with 97.10 penalty points, just behind Australia second (96.20 points) after the cross-country event on Sunday. The last event will therefore be decisive to offer France a new medal. In table tennis,
the French led by Emmanuel Lebesson
also achieved a promising performance for the rest by dismissing the Hong Kong team in the round of 16 in three sets.
France qualified in the quarterfinals in team table tennis.
Author of a good performance, the French largely disposed of the Hong Kongers in 3 sets.
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No medals in BMX freestyle, sailing, gymnastics and golf
In short,
Anthony Jeanjean
took only sixth place in the first Olympic BMX freestyle competition. A disappointment for the one who harbored a hope for a medal. The same position for
Jean-Baptiste Bernaz
in the Laser sailing series, which nevertheless ended in style by winning the last regatta. In gymnastics, France's
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos
, who took advantage of Simone Biles' package, also finished sixth in the uneven bars competition. Finally, the French
Antoine Rozner
and
Romain Langasque
are far from the golf podium with respective scores of -4 and -7, behind the American Olympic champion Xander
Sc Chaud
with a mark of -18.