LIVE. JO 2024: medal expected in show jumping, crazy night in surfing with Vaast in gold and Defay in bronze… Live

&In Tahiti, 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 at Teahupoo, dominating Australian Jack Robinson in the final. A few minutes before, it was the French Johanne Defay who took the bronze medal.
• In the day's program, medals should be rare for the French delegation with perhaps only one chance and a great chance, in equestrian, during the show jumping competition.
• Monday 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

10:31 – Zélia Avezou starts her Olympics

The Frenchwoman starts the bouldering qualifications at climbing.

10:26 – First throw bitten by Teura Tupaia

The Frenchman crosses the line on this first attempt at the javelin qualifications. He will have to go back to hope to exceed the 84m that directly qualifies for the final.

Simon Delestre missed his start to the course, notably with a bar falling at the first obstacle. He is provisionally fifth and will not have a medal.

10:20 – Simon Delestre on the track

The first Frenchman of the day takes off in this show jumping final.

10:13 – Very good race by Agathe Guillemot

The Frenchwoman finishes fifth in the series of 1500m in less than four minutes and qualifies for the semi-finals.

10:09 – Denmark ahead at half-time

After being behind for a long time, the Danes came back in front just before half-time in this quarter-final of the handball tournament against the Netherlands. They lead 11-10.

10:05 – Julien Epaillard will start last

The fastest yesterday during the qualifications, the Frenchman will start last for this show jumping final. A real advantage in a high-level competition where a good ten riders can claim the medal.

09:57 – A first opportunity in track cycling

The men's team pursuit took 5th place in qualifying yesterday, with a French record beaten by more than two seconds. They will therefore play for the bronze medal this afternoon.

09:47 – France regains third place

With the two medals from the other side of the world in surfing, France takes back third place in the medal rankings from Australia with 48 medals, including 13 gold. Atlanta's record of 15 gold medals is getting closer.

09:34 – It's on between Denmark and the Netherlands

The handball match between the Danish and Dutch women has started à Lille between the best defense and the best attack of the competition. The two teams are in the part of the table opposite that of France.

09:30 – The exploit of the Blues of 3×3

On the brink of elimination after four defeats in a row in the group stage, the French men's 3×3 team eliminated the world champions and the Olympic champions to reach the final, and was close to the gold medal with a one-point lead with 10 seconds to go against the Netherlands in the final.

09:20 – Alice Finot in the 3000m steeplechase final

This will be to be continued this evening at 9:14 p.m. Frenchwoman Alice Finot hopes to win a medal in the 3000m steeplechase after qualifying for the final yesterday.

09:10 – Handball program

All the women's quarter-finals will be played this Tuesday at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille, where took place at the beginning of the fortnight the first rounds of basketball.

• 9:30: Denmark – Netherlands
• 1:30: France – Germany
• 5:30: Hungary – Sweden
• 9:30: Norway – Brazil

08:58 – The match of the Last chance for the French basketball team

After a difficult first round concluded by a lesson given by Germany during the last group match, Vincent Collet's men are still in the quarter-finals. They are up against one of the favourites of the competition, Canada. Victor Wembanyama and his teammates will have to show a much better face if they hope to stand up to them.

08:45 – France-Germany continues

After volleyball yesterday, and with men's handball tomorrow, it is Olivier Krumbholz's players who face the Germans this Tuesday in the quarter-finals of the women's handball tournament. The French are favorites and must win to continue dreaming of an Olympic title.

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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.