For the last day of the Tokyo Olympics, the French handball players will try to win the gold medal against Russia and imitate their male counterparts.

In basketball, the Americans have been crowned Olympic champions for the seventh time in a row. 

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This is the big last.

After more than fifteen days of trials, the Tokyo Olympics ended on Sunday with a final day of competition.

The opportunity for France to finish in style with why not gold for the handball players, who will try to imitate their victorious male counterparts on Saturday, against the Russians.

Then at 1 p.m. French time, it will be time for the closing ceremony.

Follow this last day live.

The main information to remember:

  • It's the last day of the Olympics

  • French handball players will try to win gold

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6:45 am: will the Bleues du hand take the gold?

The French handball players will try to win the gold medal, the only title they lack, against the Russians (8 am French time).

The day before, the handball players won the tournament by beating the Danish double world champions. 

What you missed last night: the Norwegians in bronze in handball, the sacred Americans in basketball.

 The Norwegians left no chance for Sweden (36-19) to win the bronze medal in the handball tournament.

Favorite for gold, Norway had unexpectedly lost its semi-final against the Russian team (27-26). 

For their part, the American basketball players were crowned Olympic champions for the seventh time in a row, outclassing the Japanese (90-75) in the final.

This gold medal is the ninth won by "Team USA" in eleven participations in the Olympics.

What you missed last night:

 Helal knocked out in the keirin semifinals.

 Rayan Helal was eliminated in the semi-finals of the track cycling keirin tournament.

The 22-year-old rider was the last French representative in the competition.

He was fifth out of six in his semi-final.

However, only the first three made it to the final.

The keirin event was won by Briton Jason Kenny, who at 33 won the seventh Olympic gold medal of his career.

In the women's individual sprint, it was the Canadian Kelsey Mitchell who was crowned. 

What you missed last night: 

Eliud Kipchoge winner of the marathon.

 The Kenyan, five years after Rio, won the marathon again.

In 2 h 08 min 38, he beat the Dutchman Abdi Nageeye (2:09:58) and the Belgian Bashir Abdi (2h10: 00).

Frenchman Nicolas Navarro made a huge comeback to finish 12th (2:12:50).

Morhad Amdouni, with the lead until the 30th kilometer, finished 17th (2:14:33).