LIVE. JO 2024: the Lebrun brothers and Gauzy in bronze! Mathilde Gros launches into speed… Live

After a very prolific day this Thursday, August 8, the Blues are once again heading out to play. the onslaught of medals this Friday August 9 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The essentials

• Facing Japan for the small final of the team table tennis tournament, France, led by the Lebrun brothers and Simon Gauzy, took a nice bronze medal in a crazy match against Japan. In athletics, the 4x100m relays hope to bring home a medal this evening. We will also follow Mathilde Gros quickly after her disappointment on the keirin.
• Earlier this morning, Logan Fontaine and Marc-Antoine Olivier failed to win a medal in the 10km open water event. Another disappointment was the elimination of Magda Wiet-Hénin in the round of 16, while Paul Jenft failed to win in the combined final. quite far from the medal.
• In team sports, after the men's qualification, we will follow closely the French women's basketball team who face Belgium and especially the French football team who play the Olympic final at 6 p.m. against Spain.
• Discover all the news of the day.

Live

13:26 – A fault in the show jumping for Valentin Prades

The Frenchman scored 293 points in this event and placed himself in provisional second place in the modern pentathlon.

What a decisive match by Félix Lebrun who won three sets to one and offered the third point to the French team! Simon Gauzy, Félix and Alexis Lebrun win the bronze medal, the second medal for French table tennis in these Games after the bronze already won by Félix Lebrun individually!

13:05 – The Japanese wins the third set

It was not far for Félix Lebrun, who had several match points but the Japanese had some luck by hitting the edge of the table and the net cushion three times. 

12:55 – Les Bleus are one set away from the bronze medal

Félix Lebrun flies away by winning the second set! Only one set left!

12:53 – 45.37m for Auriana Lazraq-Khlass

The third throw is the best for the Frenchwoman in the javelin throw of the heptathlon.

12:51 – 51 points for Paul Jenft

There will be no medal for the Frenchwoman in this finale.

12:46 – The first set for Félix Lebrun

After a difficult start to the set, Félix Lebrun got off to a good start in this decisive match by winning the first set 11-7. Two more!

12:42 – It's already finished for Ameline Douarre

In freestyle wrestling in the 62 kg category, the Frenchwoman was eliminated in the round of 16.

12:39 – Start of the difficulty of the climbing final

Paul Jenft starts in third but with only 24.4 points in the block, he will be too far away for the medal.

It's terrible for Simon Gauzy, who saved two match points and almost won this fourth set with a return from Harimoto that grazed the edge of the table. It's Félix Lubrun who will play the decisive match.

12:26 – Simon Gauzy with his back to the wall

Harimoto wins the third set 11-8 by tightening the game in the end of the set. He now leads two sets to one against Simon Gauzy, who must win the next two sets.

The Frenchwoman finishes fourth but she is qualified on time in this extremely fast semi-final.

12:19 – Cyrena Samba-Mayela's turn

The Frenchwoman is in a very tough semi-final, with notably Ackera Nugent, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Masai Russell. You have to be in both firstères.

12:18 – Simon Gauzy recolle

11-8 for the Frenchman in this second round, which comes down to 11-8. a set everywhere! 

12:09 – Simon Gauzy loses the first set

A set à zero for the Japanese in this third single of the small final. The Frenchman was é good &agrav; started from the middle of the set but fell too far behind at the start of the match.

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From July 24 with the first rugby tests. 7 until the finals of team sports such as handball with the women's final, discover all the detailed schedules 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 forecasts on the medals promise a top 3, the organization and even the president are banking on a top 5 with a record of mediocre. dailles. Several big French stars are expected during the Olympics. We think in particular &agrav; Léon Marchand in swimming who could be the biggest star of these Games. But team sports with handball, basketball, volleyball and football could also bring their share of charms. Finally, what can we say about judo, notably with its spearhead Teddy Riner, or even fencing, still a very prolific sport.