LIVE. JO 2024: silver for Mkheidze, Boukli in bronze, judo celebrates before rugby 7s, live

This Saturday, July 27, the 2024 Olympic Games are getting down to business with several medals already.

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. On the first day of competition, the French delegation is assured of winning three medals. The first silver medal goes to Luka Mkheidze in -60kg. Earlier, Shirine Boukli also won a bronze medal. The French Olympic rugby 7s team, which beat South Africa (19-5) earlier in the afternoon, is aiming for the title against Fiji.
• This Saturday, the French men's handball team makes its debut against Denmark. At the same time, Thierry Henry's Les Bleus will challenge Guinea while the French basketball players will face Brazil for their opening match.
• The first gold medals of these Olympic Games have already been distributed a big box from China.
• Discover all the news of the day.

Live

19:22 – Ukraine wins against Morocco

Reduced to ten, the Ukrainian football team won against Morocco 2 goals to 1. While Egypt beat Uzbekistan (1-0)

19:16 – South Africa wins bronze

South Africa beat Australia (26-19) in the rugby 7s bronze medal match;

A great victory for our basketball players! The French team won for its entry into the competition against Brazil (78-66). The next match for Vincent Collet's men will be on Tuesday against Japan (at 5:15 p.m.)

19:05 – Huge challenge

At the Stade de France, the French rugby sevens team is not only facing one of the best nations in the world in the discipline. Fiji are also the two-time reigning Olympic champions.

19:03 – Garcia is eliminated!

Caroline Garcia is eliminated from the women's tennis draw. She lost to Romanian Cristian (7-5, 3-6, 4-6)

18:59 – Tsunoda offers the first gold medal to Japan

Japanese Matsumi Tsunoda won the -48 kg final against Mongolian Baasankhuu (1-0). As a reminder, Shirine Boukli took the bronze medal.

18:49 – Les Bleus dominate the 2nd half

Touched in their pride, mistreated at the start of the match against Brazil (32-34), Les Bleus knew how to react perfectly by showing themselves to be much more effective in shots and in defensive phases. With four minutes to go, France leads 69-58. While the crowd at the Pierre Mauroy stadium is excited in this end of the match

18:46 – Norway wins in handball

Norway won against Argentina (36-31) in Group B of the first phase of handball, a group that also contains France. As a reminder, the Blues will face Denmark at 9 p.m.

18:43 – Relive the final seconds of Mkheidze's final

There wasn't much missing Luka Mkheidze to win in the final, but he can be proud of his beautiful silver medal

18:40 – I should have been more patient!

Luka Mkheidze admits to France 2 that he has pain managed the last moments of his final against the Kazakh “I should have been a little more patient and not attacked. But despite this defeat, I am very happy with the silver medal” 

18:36 – The Lebrun/Yuan pair eliminated

Despite a great reaction in the fifth set, the mixed doubles pair Lebrun/Yuan fell in the eighth finals against the Taiwanese pair (11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 12-10, 2-11, 11-7)

Big disappointment! With a few seconds left, Smetov managed to score the point needed to win against Mkheidze. A small mistake cost the Frenchman his gold. Bronzed in Tokyo, he still won a nice silver medal

18:30 – Another penalty for Smetov

Second penalty for the Kazakh, but the score is still 0-0. Smetov is forced to take risks

18:29 – Penalty for Smetov

Small advantage for the Frenchman, his opponent benefits from a first penalty. There are two minutes left in this fight

The final is launched between Mkheidze and Smetov for the gold in the -60 kg category!

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From July 24 with the first events of rugby 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.