LIVE. JO 2024: Balzer and Apithy-Brunet expeditious with the sabre, a first feat in judo, live

Third day of competition this Monday July 29 with great chances of gold medals.

The essentials

• The second training session of the triathlon was cancelled on Monday 29 July due to pollution in the Seine. “The water quality levels do not provide sufficient guarantees”, Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said in a press release published this morning. À 24 hours of the first triathlon, pessimism is the order of the day.
• This Monday, fencing could bring some great medals to the Olympics with Enzo Lefort and Sara Balzer. Judo will also be in the spotlight with Sarah-Léonie Cysique. In shooting, Océanne Muller finished in 5th place in the 10m shooting final.
• Sunday was a festive day for the Blues with two gold medals, one for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and the other for Léon Marchand. Amandine Buchard in bronze and Yannick Borel in silver participated in this party.
• Discover all the news of the day.

Live

Very good start from the Frenchwoman, very dynamic for this first fight. She goes to the quarter-finals

11:30 – ÇIt also goes for Béryl Gastaldello

The second Frenchwoman entered finishes third in her series and will also swim tonight in the semi-finals.

11:24 – Emma Terebo qualified in the semi-final

Very good race from the Frenchwoman, who finished second The second in his series in 59'10, close to the French record. She should pass without any problems for the semi-finals, which will take place this evening.

11:13 – Sarah-Léonie Cysique soon&amp ;ocirc;t in the running

The Frenchwoman will enter the tatami in a few minutes for her first fight of the day, in search of the m& ;eacute;daille d'or.

11:10 – Good first dive for the French

48 points for the French pair on the first dive, a good introduction.

11:05 – Start of the 'show jumping test

Last round of the general competition by team and individual equestrian with the show jumping course. Before this round, the French are in second place behind Great Britain.

11:03 – Here we go for Sarah-Léonie Cysique

The Frenchwoman entered the tatami facing Mariana Esteves.

What a fight from the Frenchman who beats Olympic vice-champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili in the golden score!  He was more combative than his opponent and won the fight on penalties.

10:55 – Joan-Benjamin Gaba enters the ring

The French are opposed to the Olympic vice-champion in a difficult first round.

10:48 – The synchronized diving final

The synchronized diving final is underway, with a French pair in the final, composed of Gary Hunt and Loïs Szymczak.

10:40 – Sara Balzer and Manon Apithy-Brunet pass their first match

The two French women have negotiated their entry into the sabre competition with convincing victories. The third Frenchwoman Cécilia Berder enters the competition at 11:15

10:29 – Continuing the perfect run in rugby at sevens

The French rugby sevens players started their tournament with a bang, with two big wins yesterday without conceding a single point. At 3:30pm, they will play their last group match against the United States before the quarter-finals tonight. The full program: 

• 2pm: Great Britain – South Africa
• 2:30pm: Australia – Ireland
• 3pm: Japan – Brazil
• 3:30pm France – United States
• 4pm: Canada – Channel
• 4:30pm: New Zealand – Fiji

10:22 – Thierry Henry's Blues want to secure first place

The French men's football team is off to a good start in this Olympic tournament with two wins in two games. Facing New Zealand this Tuesday evening, they can finish first in the group in the event of a victory. The full football schedule:

• 3pm: Dominican Republic – Uzbekistan
• 3pm: Spain – Egypt
• 5pm: Ukraine – Argentina
• 5pm: Morocco – Iraq
• 7pm: New Zealand – France
• 7pm: United States – Guinea
• 9 p.m.: Israel – Japan
• 9 p.m.: Paraguay – Mali

10:21 – Successful debut for Jia Nan Yuan

Start perfectly managed by the Frenchwoman, who won four sets at the end of the match. zero face to face Nigerian Fatimo Bello.

10:13 – A first test for female basketball players

The French women's basketball team will begin their Olympic tournament this Monday against Canada, at 5:15 p.m. at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Lille. Today's full schedule:

• 11 a.m.: Nigeria – Australia
• 1:30 p.m.: Germany – Belgium
• 5:15 p.m.: Canada France
• 9 p.m.: United States – Japan

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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.