Léon Marchand and Teddy Riner in Olympic Legend after their new reign; French BMX achieved a historic hat-trick, with Joris Daudet in gold… Follow the events

2024-08-02 20:33:12

Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

We will follow the sports events, political and civil meetings organized in the side of these Olympics … With our reporters on the ground, we will also be in all the cities that host the events to inform you about the wind on the field.

• What is it about? The 2024 Olympic Games, which take place until Sunday August 11, include events in several French cities. The previous edition took place in the summer of 2021 in Tokyo.
• At what time ? From Monday, July 22, Chance open the live broadcast every morning to follow the latest news from the Games; and this until Sunday 11 August.

What is the plan for the day? The athletes took residence at the Stade de France, with a single medal, of the men’s 10,000 m, given at the end of this first day on the track, where the series of 100 m women, 1,500m, 5,000m and and jump high. The decathlon competition will start without Kevin Mayer, the double Olympic champion, who had to withdraw due to an injury.
In judo, Teddy Riner began his individual competition in the over 100 kg category. In the women’s draw, Romane Dicko, bronze medalist in Tokyo (2021) at over 78 kg, also arrives as favorite, from 10 am

In table tennis, Félix Lebrun will face China’s Fanan Zhendong in the men’s semifinals at 11 a.m.

Regarding the chances of French medals, in swimming, Léon Marchand, in gold in the 400 m medley, 200 m butterfly and 200 m breast, will line up at the end of the 200 m medley, at 8:45 pm – male flag of the French delegation , Florent Manaudou, will be on the starting blocks of the 50m freestyle final at 8:30 p.m.

At the Grand Palais, the Blues can claim gold in the Epee team, led by their new vice-Olympic champion, Yannick Borel, and their gold medalist from Tokyo, Romain Cannone. The competition will start at noon.

Regarding team sports, Thierry Henry’s Bleuets will face Argentina in the quarter-finals (9 pm) of the football tournament (the match which will be followed in a specific live stream). Handball players must convince themselves again… again against Argentina.

Note that the final of the 49er FX boat, where the tricolor duo Charline Picon-Sarah Steyaert is in the running for gold, will take place if weather conditions allow.

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