From our special correspondent in Tokyo,
It smells like a bowling pin, but there are still some challenges to watch on this final day of the Tokyo Games.
While waiting to know which metal will be the medal for the handball players, we summarize what happened last night.
The night of the French
We were hoping for a good surprise in track cycling, unfortunately it did not come.
Rayan Helal left his semifinal at Keirin frustrated, 5th because of a gap from a Japanese when he was pulling everyone up.
For her part, Clara Copponi finished 8th in the Omnium after having experienced contradictory emotions: a great victory in the elimination race but a big fall on the scratch
Apart from that, the Bleues du basket received their bronze medal this morning.
Tut tut!
🏀🥉 Winners of Serbia yesterday in the small final, the players of the French basketball team have just received their bronze medal on the floor of the Super Arena in Saitama #Olympic Games # Tokyo2020
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The star of the night
Huge Eliud Kipchoge.
By winning the marathon very early this morning, the Kenyan, already crowned in Rio, became the third man only to retain his title after Abebe Bikila (1960 and 1964) and Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 and 1980).
“I'm going to leave a mark.
I hope to inspire the new generation.
Later, I would like to be remembered as an inspiring person who makes the sport evolve, ”reacted the world record holder in the discipline, who has definitely entered the athletic legend.
Nicolas Navarro, the first Frenchman in this race, finished 12th in 2:12.
The little report of the night
End of competition requires, the president of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) Brigitte Henriques delivered her first observations on the fortnight of the Blues.
"The results are mixed but we must salute the very beautiful dynamic of team sports for three days, we will surf on this dynamic of team sports success," she said from the France club this Sunday.
Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, for her part, indicated that she had requested a "discipline-by-discipline report" from the National Sports Agency.
With 33 medals, France finished far from its goal (40), while the Paris Olympics will arrive very quickly.
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