DIRECT. 2024 Olympics: Vaast in gold, Defay in bronze, crazy night in surfing! The live

À Tahiti, in the middle of the night, the two Frenchmen took the gold medal and the bronze medal in a totally crazy night.

The essentials

• A night for history. In Tahiti, Frenchman Kauli Vaast won Olympic gold in Teahupoo by dominating Australian Jack Robinson in the final. A few minutes before, it was the Frenchwoman Johanne Defay who took the bronze medal.
• Monday evening, the evening was also crazy with the beautiful silver medal in 3×3 basketball and the qualification for the final of the French football team at the end of the night. The Bleuets are sure to leave with a medal from this Olympic tournament!
• Discover all the news of the day.

Live

08:27 – A first French chance from ten o'clock

&To be continued à from 10am the final of the equestrian show jumping competition at the Château de Versailles, with two Frenchmen in the final: Julien Epaillard and Simon Delestre.

08:15 – 15 gold medals awarded today

Here are the fifteen finals of the day in these Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

• 10am: Equestrian – individual show jumping (Julien Épaillard, Simon Delestre)
• 14h43: Sailing – dinghy (F) (Louise Cervera)
• 15h: High diving – 10m (F)
• 15h43: Sailing – dinghy (M)
• 17h30: Skateboard park (F) (Nana Taboulet and Émilie Alexandre)
• 7:55 p.m.: Track cycling – team sprint (M) (Florian Grengbo, Sébastien Vigier, Rayan Helal)?
• 7:55 p.m.: Wrestling – Greco-Roman Wrestling 60 kg (M)
• 7:57 p.m.: Athletics – Hammer Throw (W)
• 8:15 p.m.: Athletics – Long Jump (M)
• 8:30 p.m.: Wrestling – Greco-Roman Wrestling 130 kg (M)
• 8:50 p.m.: Athletics – 1,500m (M)
• 9:14 p.m.: Athletics – 3,000m steeplechase (F) (Alice Finot)
• 9:15 p.m.: Wrestling – freestyle wrestling 68 kg (F)

< li>9:40 p.m.: Athletics – 200m (F)

• 11:06 p.m.: Boxing – final -60 kg (F)

08:02 – Defay: "Full of gratitude"

“It's hard to find the words, I shed my little tear in the water with Brisa. I'm excited, cheerful and full of gratitude for what happened,” explained the surfer, who will forever remain the first French woman to win a medal in the discipline.

07:50 – Vaast ” It was a bit stressful”

“It was a bit stressful at the end, I had the longest fifteen minutes of my life. There wasn't a single wave. But when you start with a 9 and an 8.73, what more could you ask for ? The mana was with me from the beginning. I felt it every day. (He repeats) Olympic champion, Olympic champion!  said the surfer after the race

07:43 – The victory in video

Discover one of the waves taken by Kauli Vaast for this gold medal.

The French Kauli Vaast has for his part; off the hook &agrav; Teahupoo won the gold medal in the surfing event by dominating the Australian Jack Robinson in the final.

07:32 – Johanne Defay in bronze

The first medal of the night is for Franceç at ease Johanne Defay who picked up  bronze by winning the final for 3rd place against à the Costa Rican Brisa Hennessy, this Tuesday à Teahupoo à Tahiti.

This is the end of the live broadcast of this day which began the last week of the 2024 Olympic Games. See you tomorrow on the Internaute website for a new Olympic day!

It was not the most prolific day since the start of these Olympic Games, but France won two silver medals on Monday, August 5. First in kayak cross slalom, with Angèle Hug, then in men's 3×3 basketball after a great epic by the Blues which ended cruelly in the final against the Netherlands in overtime (18-17). At night, the late evening surfing could also bring at least one medal, with a final on the programme for Kauli Vaast and a semi-final for Johanne Defay. In the medal table, France is now 4th, behind China, the United States and Australia, with 46 medals.

In the good news section, the qualification of the French footballers for the final after their victory against Egypt (3-1), but also that of the volleyball players who beat Germany (3-2) in the quarter-finals and will play Italy in the semi-finals. Finally, the French table tennis players led by the Lebrun brothers beat Slovenia (3-0) in the round of 16 of the team tournament, while the Bleues were eliminated by Thailand (2-3).

Armand Duplantis also brightened up the evening at the Stade de France by retaining his Olympic title before breaking the world record for pole vault (6m25) in an indescribable atmosphere. French athletics had a less good time, with the 12th place of flag bearer Melina Robert-Michon and several eliminations in different races.

It took Les Bleus a while but they finally beat Egypt (3-1 a.e.t.) in the semi-finals of the men's football tournament. In Lyon, Mateta scored twice (83rd and 99th) while Olise made the breakthrough at the end of extra time (108th). Saber had initially given the Egyptians the lead (62nd). France at least secured the silver medal but will play for gold in the final against Spain on Friday (6pm) at the Parc des Princes. Egypt will face Morocco for the bronze medal.

05/08/24 – 23:33 – Les Bleus have made the break (3-1)

Les Bleus are now very close to an Olympic final, since they now lead 3-1 thanks to a goal from Michael Olise, almost involuntarily served by Désiré Doué. The Egyptians are starting to crack 10 against 11 in this overtime.

05/08/24 – 23:28 – Start of the last 15 minutes between France and Egypt

The second period of extra time has just started between France and Egypt (2-1). Les Bleus have a one-goal lead and one more player on the pitch…

05/08/24 – 23:20 – The semi-final table known in men's volleyball

While France will face Italy on Wednesday (8 p.m.) in the semi-final of the men's volleyball tournament, the other semi-final is now known. The United States beat Brazil (3-1) and will face Poland (4 p.m.).

05/08/24 – 23:15 – France takes the lead against Egypt (2-1)

Jean-Philippe Mateta gives the French team the advantage! The Crystal Palace striker scores twice to allow the French to take the lead against Egypt in this extra time (2-1).

05/08/24 – 23:14 – Extra time between France and Egypt

In Lyon, in football, the Blues are in extra time against the Egyptians, who have been reduced to 10 against 11 since the start of extra time. But Thierry Henry's players still can't find the solution…

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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.