The second tricolor medal of the evening is in the pockets of four men. Saturday in Munich, the French team in the 4x400m relay managed to climb to the third step of the podium of the European championships in a contested race until the final straight, which saw Great Britain win in front of the Belgium of the Borlée brothers.
Gilles Biron, Loïc Prevot, Téo Andant and Thomas Jordier thus brought a 7th medal to the French delegation at the end of a race in which they have always been in contact with the best. Gilles Biron started the tricolor relay within the pack by passing the baton to Loïc Prevot in 5th position, before the latter fell back to 3rd position. After a round of the track smoothly led, the Frenchman was able to keep this place to deliver the baton to Téo Andant who was able to resist Kévin Borlée.
It all came down to the final 400m. Thomas Jordier picked up the witness in second position, sandwiched between the Briton and the Belgian. Second for a long time, the Frenchman saw the Belgian overtake him in the last meters before the finish line. “I’m fishing a little in the home stretch for the victory, recognized at the microphone of France Télévisions the last tricolor torchbearer. I felt a spike in the calf on the last corner. We are disappointed because we were aiming for gold, but the most important thing is to bring back a medal. The tricolor relay returns to the podium 8 years after Zurich.