DIRECT. 2024 Olympics: first French medal for Dupont and rugby sevens! The live

This Saturday, July 27, the 2024 Olympic Games nbsp;get to the heart of the matter. Having beaten South Africa (19-5) in the semi-finals, the French team is one step away from winning Olympic gold. Qualified for the semi-finals -finals in judo, Luka Mkheidze can also aim for gold.

The essentials

• After a historic opening ceremony offered to the whole world this Friday, July 26, the 2024 Olympic Games are back this Saturday with new events and potential medals. There will be chances of first trinkets with Luka Mkheidze (-60kg), qualified for the semi-finals in judo and fencing. The French Olympic team is at a match to realize his Olympic dream after his victory against South Africa (19-5) in the semi-final this Saturday afternoon. A big disappointment on the other hand for Boukli, eliminated by his black beast Tsunoda. In swimming, no final for the men's 4x100m relay, eliminated in the heats.
• The first gold medals of these Olympic Games were distributed with already a big box from China.
• Discover all the news of the day.

Live

16:35 – Aït Said provisional 3rd

Superb passage on the rings for Samir Aït Said. The gymnast receives a score of 14.966 and takes provisional third place in the competition. He is beaten by the Chinese Jingyuan ZOU and Yang LIU. He is nevertheless ranked ahead of his rival and 2016 Olympic champion Elefthetios Petrounias.

16:30 – Terrible news

Victim of cardiac arrest, the coach of the Samoan Olympic boxing team Lionel Elika Fatupaito died on Friday, at at the age of 60, in the athletes' village in Seine-Saint-Denis.

16:28 – Reunion on the program

In the final, the French rugby sevens team will face Fiji. In the pools, the two nations had already faced each other. Kick-off at 7:45 p.m.

16:20 – “We're in the final”

The qualification of the French rugby sevens team 7 did not go unnoticed.

16:15 – Mallo-Breton in half

Last representative of women'epee, Auriane Mallo-Breton won her place in the last square of the competition. after his victory (15-10) against à the Ukrainian Kharkova. 

1st provisional in the time trial after her first passage, Juliette Labous finally finished at the foot of the podium in the women's time trial in road cycling. Australian Grace Brown wins Olympic gold ahead of Great Britain's Anna Henderson and American Chloe Dygert.

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16:08 – Mallo-Breton led

Before the last of the three rounds, Auriane Mallo-Breton is leading& eacute;e 8-7 by the Ukrainian Kharkova.

After her waza-ari, Shirine Boukli managedé his lead in the score to win. She will compete in the fight for the bronze medal after Luka Mkheidze's semi-final.

16:03 – Waza-ari

Rebellion was expected from Shirine Boukli and the judoka is dominating the world number 1. She leads after her waza-ari. In the process, she tries to immobilize her but the Italian blocks her leg well.

16:00 – Boukli is back

Beaten by her black beast Tsunoda earlier in the day, Shirine Boukli can still hope to win a bronze medal. To do so, she faces the Italian and world number 1 Assunta Scutto. The two fighters arrive on the tatami.

15:56 – Time for the quarters

The last French representative in épée, Auriane Mallo-Breton has just arrived at the Grand Palais. The French fencer will face the Ukrainian Kharkova for a place in the last four.

15:53 ​​- End of the road for the French

There are no more French people competing in individual sabre. Sébastien Patrice and Bolade Apithy who lost in the round of 16, beaten respectively by the German Matyas Szabo (15-13) and the Canadian Fares Arfa (14-8).

After a goalless first half, the French team overturned South Africa after being led 5-0 to finally win 19-5. Antoine Dupont and his teammates will face Australia or Fiji. 

15:40 – 0-0

&At half-time, the French team and South Africa are tied with a score of nil-nil. 

15:30 – Let's go!

At the Stade de France, the semi-final of the Olympic rugby tournament & 7 begins between France and South Africa.

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From July 24 with the first rugby events at 7 to the finals of team sports such as handball with the women's final, discover all the detailed calendars of the main events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Match times, results and rankings, discover all the essential information to follow the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

For these Olympic Games, France's ambition is very high. If the medal forecasts promise a top 3, the organization and even the president are banking on a top 5 with a record number of medals. Several big French stars are expected during the Olympic Games. We are thinking in particular of Léon Marchand in swimming who could be the biggest star of these Games. But team sports with handball, basketball, volleyball, football, could also bring their share of trinkets. Finally, what can we say about judo with in particular its spearhead Teddy Riner or fencing, still the most prolific sport.