DIRECT. 2024 Olympics: Marc-Antoine Olivier in the running for the open water medal, live

After a very productive day this Thursday, August 8, the Blues will once again go for the medals this Friday, August 9 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The essentials

• From 7:30 a.m., Logan Fontaine and Marc-Antoine Olivier will try to win gold in the 10km open water event. A little later, Oriane Bertone, the climbing star, will be in the combined final to try to get a medal. The Lebrun brothers and Simon Gauzy will play for bronze against Japan this Friday morning at 10am.
• In team sports, after the men's qualification, we will be following closely the French women's basketball team who will face Belgium and especially the French football team who will play the Olympic final at 6pm against Spain.
• Find out all the news of the day.

Live

08:37 – Less than ten swimmers in the lead

As the end of the race approaches, only 9 swimmers are at the front of the race, including the Frenchman Marc Antoine Olivier who has also received a yellow card, be careful disqualification.

08:33 – Logan Fontaine distanced

Already more than 25 seconds behind for the Frenchman who risks having a lot of trouble to grab the medal.

08:30 – Rasovszky and Wellbrock attacking

New acceleration of the Hungarian, this time followed by the German. Logan Fontaine seems to be distanced once again.

08:26 – Halfway

For the moment Marc Antoine Olivier is the best placed at 6 seconds while Logan Fontaine is at 20 seconds. The two Frenchmen are still in the leading group.

08:16 – Regrouping

The swimmers have regrouped again and Marc Antoine Olivier, without a cap, is back in the right group. Logan Fontaine is not far behind, but he was slightly behind.

08:12 – Razovszky pulls away

The Hungarian is pulling away at the front of the race and for the moment no one can follow him.

08:09 – The French in the know

7 seconds late for Marc Antoine Olivier while Logan Fontaine is currently at 20 seconds.

08:06 – Hungarian Kristof Rasovszky in the lead

For the moment, it is Hungarian Kristof Rasovszky who has taken the lead in this 10 kilometer open water race after the second loop.

07:50 – A rich program

In taekwondo at 9am, the French Magda Wiet-Hénin could believe in a gold medal in the -67kg category while she was world champion last season. After the good news of the day in team sports, in men's football the French team is in the final against Spain at 6 p.m. at the Parc des Princes and could bring the French delegation the first gold medal in these sports. On the women's basketball side, the Bleues will try to imitate the men by qualifying for the final. They face their Belgian neighbors at 9 p.m. Finally, on the table tennis side, the Lebrun brothers and Simon Gauzy will be involved in the small final for bronze against Japan at 10 a.m. Also the start of the brand new discipline of these 2024 Olympic Games with breaking. Sya Dembélé, whose stage name is b-girl Syssy, will try to make history by becoming the first Olympic champion in the history of this sport in the Olympic Games.

07:31 – The open water event is launched

The 31 swimmers of the 10 km in water free dived from the Pont Alexandre-III and set off for about 2 hours of great effort in the currents of the Seine.

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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, always a very prolific sport.