Thanks to the tricolor cyclists on track, the French delegation has a new bronze medal on Tuesday in the Tokyo Olympics.
Handball players, basketball players and volleyball players allowed France to achieve a historic treble in the quarter-finals.
But the disappointment of the day comes from Renaud Lavillenie who leaves Tokyo without a medal.
Beautiful emotions and disappointments: another day rich in twists and turns on Tuesday for the French delegation at the Tokyo Olympics.
The track speed cyclists first offered France a new bronze medal by winning the standings match against Australia.
Other successes, the flawless handball players, basketball players and volleyball players who all three reach the semi-finals of their Olympic tournament.
On the other hand, pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, diminished, failed to snatch a medal in the pole vault final.
France returns to 8th place on the medal table, overtaken by Germany which has eight Olympic titles.
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The riders save the day for French cycling with bronze
There will be no zero points for tricolor cycling thanks to the trackers! France's
Florin Grengbo, Rayan Helal and Sebastien Vigier
won the bronze medal in the team
sprint
event in track cycling. The French edged the Australians in the classification match to take third place in the competition, won by the Netherlands in the final against Great Britain. The French riders thus won the first medal of French cycling in the Tokyo Olympics, the 24th in the purse of the delegation.
Florian Grengbo, Sébastien Vigier and Rayan Helal receive their bronze medal for team speed!
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The incredible hat-trick of team sports in the quarter-finals
France has three men's teams in the semi-finals of their collective sport! An impressive and unprecedented total for France thanks to the feat of the
volleyball players
, victorious over Poland, double reigning world champion, in the decisive round (3-2). Led 1-0, then 2-1, Earvin Ngapeth and his partners reversed the situation to knock out the Poles, feverish at the end of the match. The Blues will play against Argentina on Thursday in the semi-finals. This is the first time that the French volleyball team has climbed to this stage of the competition.
Shortly before,
French basketball
players also validated their ticket for the semi-finals.
The Blues beat Italy after being scared at the end of the match in the quarterfinals (84-75) and continue to dream of an Olympic medal.
For that, it will be necessary to beat Slovenia of the star of the NBA, Luka Doncic, on Thursday.
A match within the reach of Evan Fournier (21 points) and Rudy Gobert (22 points) who still provided a huge service on Tuesday.
Exceptional 360 ° dunk in the last seconds from giant Rudy Gobert
France will meet Luka Doncic's Slovenia in the semi-final
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Finally, unsurprisingly, the
French handball
players were the first French to qualify for the semi-finals after their large victory against Bahrain last night (42-28).
Nikola Karabatic and his teammates are now looking to Egypt, winner against all expectations of Germany early in the afternoon (31-26).
The French Olympic vice-champions have all the qualities to reach the final of the Tokyo Olympics tournament.
Disillusionment for Renaud Lavillenie, without a medal
The only French representative in the pole vault final,
Renaud Lavillenie
failed to grab a place on the podium and therefore left the Tokyo Games with a huge disappointment. In question: an injury contracted to the right ankle during his warm-up before the start of the competition. The 34-year-old Clermont, who was aiming for a third Olympic medal in a row, failed twice at 5.92m after deciding many dead ends. The pole vaulter, 8th at the finish, nevertheless remained on the track to encourage the Swedish Armand Duplantis, Olympic champion, who was trying to beat his world record. Beautiful state of mind.
❌ No miracle for Renaud Lavillenie who does not manage to pass the 5.92 m!
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Alexandra Tavernier at the foot of the podium, Martinot-Lagarde in the semi-finals of the 110m hurdles
In the space of a few minutes, the French clan experienced two major disappointments.
After Renaud Lavillenie, it was
Alexandra Tavernier
who missed the podium by a march in the hammer throw final, finishing in 4th place with a throw at 74.41 m.
The Haut-Savoyarde thus achieved its best Olympic performance, after its 11th place in Rio.
Promising for Paris 2024.
A fourth place for Alexandra Tavernier who finished at the foot of the podium in the hammer throw final (74.41 m)!
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Still in athletics, Frenchman
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde
qualified for the semi-finals of the 110m hurdles. The 29-year-old rider set the best time of his season in 13.37 and finished second in his series. The other French performance comes from Aurel Manga, first in his race after breaking his personal best in 13 "24. Two Frenchmen well together in the 110 m hurdles. On the 5,000 m, if
Hugo Hay
stops in the semi-final, the French clan will have a representative in the final with
Jimmy Gressier
, 9th in his series and drafted on time.
The 1,500 m will also be represented on the French side with the qualification of
Azeddine Habz
in the final of the event.
Among the women,
Amandine Brossier
had a good performance by placing second in her series of the 400m and climbed to the semi-finals.
On the other hand, it is over for the three Frenchmen entered in the triple jump:
Benjamin Compaoré
,
Jean-Marc Pontvianne
and
Melvin Raffin
will not see the final of the competition.
The Mawem brothers provide climbing
For rock climbing's first appearance at the Olympics,
the Mawem brothers
regaled with a first and third place in qualifying for the combined speed. Bassa and Mickael respectively finished their course in 5 "45 and 5" 95. Then, Mickael Mawem finished first in the boulders event. However, the French missed out on the combined difficulty and Bassa Mawem even injured his biceps. They still keep their chance to win a medal. For that, it will be necessary to perform Wednesday and Thursday.
It smells good for our French!
Mickaël Mawem finished 1st in the bouldering event, he took the lead in the general classification Bassa Mawem, his brother, was 3rd.
You have to be part of the top 8 to reach the final.
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Disappointing results in sailing and canoeing
In sailing, disappointment for
Manon Audinet and Quentin Delapierre
who finished 4th in the mixed race.
In 49er FX sailing, the French finished a long way from the podium in 8th position, as did
the women's canoe team
which finished 7th in the road race.
Another aquatic result: the French
Laura
and
Charlotte Tremble
finished 8th in the duo event, and will be able to play the final.
Great show from our French Charlotte and Laura Tremble!
With this performance, they are 8th and swim towards the final!
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Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects appeal against Murad Aliev
No miracle for Mourad Aliev.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday rejected the request of the French boxer who challenged his disqualification during a fight in the +91 kg category at the Tokyo Olympics, announced the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF).
The CNOSF and the federation once again assured Aliev "of their support" and the Olympic committee added that it would support "the establishment of video assistance on boxing matches" in the perspective of the Olympics-2024 in Paris .
Mourad Aliev was disqualified by the judges because of alleged blows to the head of Briton Frazer Clarke during the quarter-final fight.