Live – Olympic Games 2024: The blues of the hand in front of Germany at half-time of their quarter-final – Libération

2024-08-07 12:07:37

French sports teams will try on Thursday, August 7 to continue their efforts, after the qualifications of many of them in recent days. In the evening, French boxing can also be played at Roland-Garros.

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• The French delegation hopes to increase the number of its medals on Thursday, August 7, with the final of boxer Sofiane Oumiha at Roland-Garros, and the final of Djamili-Dini Aboudou.
• After the qualifications of Bleus du football (last Friday), and handball players and basketball players for the semi-finals, many sports teams hope to continue the movement: Nikola Karabatic & co face Germany in 1:30 p.m., the basketball players face the same Germans at 6 p.m., and the volleyball players will try to reach the Olympic final by beating Italy in the evening.
• France is in fourth place in the national rankings, with 48 medals, including 13 gold.
• On Tuesday, the evening was rich: the Cuban wrestling legend, Mijaín López, collected his fifth consecutive Olympic title, while the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who strongly attacked his wife, won his semi-final. In sports, Jakob Ingebrigtsen had a hole in the 1,500 m, and Alice Finot finished 4th in the 3,000 m steeplechase.
• Find all the information, analysis and comments from Libération on Tuesday in our live stream here.

14h08

At half time, the French handball players were still ahead of Germany. Goals 14 to 17: the lead is still 3 goals for the Blues at half time of their quarter-final against the Germans. The match was distinguished by the very high performances of the two goalkeepers. Frenchman Vincent Gérard made 12 saves in 26 attempts, for an efficiency of 46%. The score is even more impressive for his colleague David Späth: 50%, for 7 saves out of 14.

14h06

Sylla eliminated in the areas of under 67 kg in Greco-Roman wrestling. After winning his first fight (1-1, against Turk Souleymen Nasr), Mamadassa “Baba” Sylla, the only French wrestler, among men, qualified for the Olympic competition, found his way to the Slavik quarter-finals Galstyan of Armenia. From the beginning of the first round, the “Red Devil” of Bagnolet, his shoulders covered with ropes, his back held by his opponent, at the edge of the circle. The second round looked better, with Galstyan being punished for his passivity. But Sylla, back at 2-2, was unable to take advantage of the “on the ground” phase and returned Armenian, as if glued to the mat. The two men finished by video decision, with Galstyan winning by a narrow margin. The French have a slim chance to regain the bronze, depending on the results of Armenia. By Guillaume Gendron

13h44

The Blues are well into their quarter against Germany. The French national team plays its Olympic quarter-final against Mannschaft in Lille from 1:30 p.m. And while the Blues have shown a worrying level of play since the start of the tournament, they are off to a good start in their match against Germany. Halfway through the first half, France was three points ahead (8-11).

13h33

This goes for Rayan Halal and Sébastien Vigier, two French track riders competing in each speed. In the first jump 200 m, they achieved a series of 13th (9″ 447) and 17th time (9″ 501) and were called for the 32nd finals. This qualifying session was marked by a new big number from the Dutchman Harry Lavreisen, who established a new world record at 9 “088 (almost 80 km/h on average over the last 200 meters: 3 hundredths better than the record he had set the reason established. a few minutes before Australian Matthew Richardson. In the race, Mathilde Gros is in second place in her series: after starting the sprint and taking the lead with two laps to go, she was a little scared in the last 50 meters but managed to maintain her second qualifying place. By Gilles Dhers

13h17

Open water swimmers in the Seine for training. We still do not know if the event will take place in the Seine due to the quality of the water, but the athletes in any case enjoyed training on Thursday morning. Australian swimmer Chelsea Gubecka notably published a video of her preparation on Instagram. Athletes will be notified at 4:00 a.m. whether the event will take place or not. This Thursday, the women’s 10 kilometers will start from Pont Alexandre-III from 7:30 am

13h08

Fight: Mamadassa Sylla in the quarter-finals. The French defeated the Tunisian player Souleymen Nasr in the -67 kg Greco-Roman category. He must now face Armenia’s Slavik Galstyan to reach the semi-finals. Watch it in 45 minutes.

12h47

The stratospheric price of the bikes of some Japanese track riders. Japanese riders are counting on the technical advantage for track cycling events at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Vélodrome. The frames of many of them differ from those of other riders by a transmission – chain, chainring and rear sprocket – placed on the left side of the frame, for aerodynamic reasons. The unit price of these V-IZU TCM2? 19.85 million yen (or $135,000), according to the news agency Kyodo News. For comparison, the French cycling Watch P24 costs 11,999 euros.

12h41

A Brazilian was cited for counterfeit medals. A Brazilian man was arrested on Monday 5 August for selling fakes on the street. A search of his home revealed fakes of 850 medals containing Olympic rings, and more than 1,000 euros, the Paris prosecutor’s office said this Wednesday. “Freedom”. The accused, who was in the capital during the Games, was cited for the appearance on the receipt of the previous crime, for the crimes of possessing fake goods without proper proof and street selling. A series of crimes that occur in 3 years of imprisonment, and between 1 and 2 times the value of the products; 6 months of imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros.

12h12

Successful entry on the track for Gabriel Tual over 800m. The Frenchman showed by winning his heat in 1′45″ 13 that he is in good shape and not impressed by everyone. A good omen for a half-distance runner capable of winning a medal.

12h08

Jules Bouyer falls to his first Olympic final. In the three meter diving semi-final, Frenchman Jules Bouyer started the competition with three disappointing first dives, provisionally his position in 17th place. But the man who celebrated his 22nd birthday when he arrived at the Olympic Village was able to recover afterwards, and even came close to perfecting the next three jumps. Focused, immersed in the game of Rubik’s cube between two worlds, Bouyer finally took 6th place, as during qualifying yesterday. You have to finish in the top twelve to reach the end. For another French runner, Gwendal Bisch, many entries into the water that are not completely controlled are, however, fatal. He finished sixteenth in the semi-finals and left the Olympic adventure. When the final position was announced, the two best friends hugged each other, one happy to wipe away the tears of disappointment. By Elsa de la Roche

12h01

The track cycling events continue this Wednesday. After the disappointment of two days without a medal, especially the poor performance of the men’s sprint team, 4th while France has always been on the Olympic podium since 2000, Mathilde Gros, the nugget of French sprinting, the world sprint champion in 2022, entered the fray today on keirin, this brutal discipline where the cyclists finish the first 1400 meters behind a grandpa on a moped (we are caricatured a bit there) by accelerating a little bit before the cyclists fight it out for a sprint just a little bit. hundred meters By Gilles Dhers

11h49

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is back on track in the 5000m series. After yesterday’s fiasco on the 1500m, where the Norwegian finished fourth after leading the whole race in the highest time, he won his morning heat on the 5000. The Frenchman Hugo Hay also went to the final. Yann Schrub and Jimmy Gressier, who had already run in the 10,000m on Saturday, were withdrawn.

11:37 am

When climbing, Paul Jenft braves the odds. Let’s go for a tough semi-final at Le Bourget. As its name suggests, the event has a climbing, armored, highly complex route of 15 meters high with an overhang. Meetings are worth 100 points. Those who explained the matter made six thousand people angry[6,000]who is there is happy. “Le Bourget is at the top!” A bit if they are at the top, this French public which makes the press stop swallowing. Paul Jenft, 21-year-old engineer – with Libe filmed at the end of May – 9th in qualifying, came with 57 points. It’s up to the end! “When I heard everyone was shouting my name. I have a cold. However, with each take I was on the verge of falling! There is a mountain climbing deity who saves me every time.” Sam Avesou, 23, the favorite with a good 4th position in qualifying, unfortunately fell quickly. 12.1 points. “I just want to go home,” he told us, angry. By Julie Lassalle

11:00

A calm start for Cyréna Samba-Mayela in the 100m hurdles. Returning from a Covid that took him with him at the end of May, the French athlete needs to prove himself in the 100m hurdles series, an event for which he presents one of the rare chances of a medal for a French athlete. You are done with the series ended in third place, at 12 “56. Watch Friday afternoon for the finale.

10h53

The French post ended on the 11th. For this new event, which digitally replaces the 50 km walk immortalized by Yohann Diniz, Clémence Beretta and Aurélien Quinon are outside the top 10. The Spaniards won after two hours and fifty minutes of hard work, ahead of Ecuador and Australia.

7h55

Ask for the program! From the French hurdles to the Kenyan 3,000m steeplechase, through the discus throw of Eastern Europe… On this sixth day of the event on the sports track of the Stade de France, Release it black in most stories.

7h25

Imane khelif superstar. In the aisles of Roland-Garros, many people came to support on Tuesday evening the Algerian boxer beat his wife, Imane Khelif. Like this woman, who sums up a feeling that returns from the Porte d’Auteuil to the cafes of Algiers: “We don’t care about boxing, we come in ten minutes before the fight and go out straight after. But if you touch an Algerian, you touch everyone, you will have our back. It’s always been like this, and it won’t change. “

7:01 am

Evan Fournier money. His three-pointer 55 seconds into the period essentially destroyed Canada’s hopes, winning 82-73 in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games on Tuesday, August 6. French full-back Evan Fournier , reborn, then scream until you lose your purpose. In the mixed zone, on the edge, he delivered it in the usual raw way.