Thursday August 6 - Day 13

The French of the day

Kevin Mayer sets the scene for Act II of the decathlon in Tokyo.

Even if he is left behind in the race for the podium (5th) due to back pain, the French will try everything to get a charm.

In particular, he resolved to take anti-inflammatory drugs.

There will be some other good chances of medals for the Blues, with from 11pm this Wednesday Marc-Antoine Olivier on the 10 km in white water.

During the day, we will also find Mickaël Mawem in the final of the combined climbing event, and Maxime Beaumont on his canoe.

The big news of the day will also come from co-sports, with semi-finals for basketball players (France-Slovenia), handball players (France-Egypt) and volleyball players (France-Argentina).

Everything is planned for the evening in Japan, early afternoon in France.

The star of the day

This is the immense challenge that awaits French basketball players: to stop Luka Doncic!

From 1 p.m., the Blues will face the Slovenian star, currently considered the best player in the world with LeBron James.

The captain, Nicolas Batum, warns right away: “we must not let him score 50 points” if the French want to have a small chance to get a second Olympic basketball final after that of 2000 in Sydney!

So how do you stop it?

Our special correspondent Nicolas Camus is trying to answer you. 

The medal we want to believe in

Can the French once again become the kings of the 110m?

They will be two in the final of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Thursday (at 4:55 am French time): Pascal Martinot-Lagarde and Aurel Manga.

Both finished second in their semi-final with good times.

The first set his best time of the season and the second equaled his personal best.

In a race without a big favorite, they will have a real card to play.

So why not dream of the most beautiful medal?

The reading tip of the day

To close the loop, we can not help but tell you about this article on Steven Da Costa.

Quite simply because the Frenchman also has a very good chance for a medal this Thursday in karate in the - 67 kg category.

And beware, he's really not here to laugh ...

For Steven Da Costa, karate is above all a family art via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/UMb4psJMG6

- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) August 4, 2021

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