After a historic day with 8 medals and the fabulous double of Léon Marchand, this Thursday August 1st could be rich in emotions with judo, kayaking, the Bleues of foil and the entries into the competition of Manaudou and Marchand in the 50m freestyle and 200m medley.
The essential
- The Olympic competitions resumed early this Thursday, August 1st with the start of the men’s 20-kilometer walk won by Ecuadorian Brian Pintado. On the blue side, the day could be rich in new medals with Madeleine Malonga in judo, Charline Picon and Sarah Steyaert in skiff or Titouan Castryck in kayak slalom.
- On Wednesday, the Blues won 8 new medals, including three titles for Cassandre Beaugrand in triathlon and Léon Marchand twice in swimming (200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke). France already has 26 medals and was in 2nd place in the medal table this morning.
- Find out all the news of the day.
Live
10:38 – No medal for Lucas Kryzs
In the 50m rifle shooting, the Frenchman finished sixth in the final for his first Olympic Games.
10:35 – Michael Phelps’ reaction to Léon Marchand’s victory
The most decorated swimmer in history and role model of Léon Marchand shared his reaction to Léon’s victory in the 200m butterfly, the American’s favorite stroke.
10:20 – The French women let go
The three French women are more than 50″ behind at the end of the seventh kilometer.
10:16 – Aurélien Diesse starts the day off perfectly
The Frenchman is in form! In a complicated first round against the Tajik Madzhidov, Aurélien Diesse qualified by ippon in less than thirty seconds.
10:01 – The first Frenchwoman at 10″
In a race that started quickly, the French decided to go at their own pace. Clémence Beretta is 10″ behind, while Camille Moutard and Pauline Stey are 23″ behind.
09:45 – Start of the women’s 20 kilometer walk in a few minutes
The Spaniard Maria Perez is the favourite for this 20 kilometre walk event, which includes three French women: Pauline Stey, Camille Moutard and Clémence Beretta.
09:41 – Start of the tennis quarter-finals
The quarter-finals of the various tennis tournaments begin this Thursday, with Carlos Alcaraz taking on Tommy Paul, and Alexander Zverev taking on Lorenzo Musetti. Iga Swiatek faces Qinwen Zheng while Andy Purray is still in the running in doubles with Daniel Evans. The clash between Djokovic and Tsitsipas will take place from 7 p.m.
09:35 – A new medal this morning?
The 50m three positions rifle final has just started, with Lucas Kryzs having a real chance of a medal.
09:31 – The handball program
The French women want to go for first place in the group against Angola this Thursday at 4 p.m.
- 9am: Netherlands – Brazil
- 11am: Korea – Sweden
- 2 p.m.: Spain – Hungary
- 4 p.m.: Angola – France
09:20 – Brian Pintado Olympic champion!
Ecuador won the men’s 20km walk with Brian Pintado in 1:18:55 ahead of Brazil’s Caio Bonfim and Spain’s Alvaro Martin. France’s Aurelien Quinion finished ninth.
09:17 – Brian Pintado flies away
The Ecuadorian accelerates and no one can follow him with only 500m left!
09:15 – Second red card for Bonfim
Brazilian Caio Bonfim gets a second red card! He no longer has a joker.
09:09 – A quartet stands out
There are four of them competing for victory in this 20 km walk: the Italian Stano, the Brazilian Bonfim, the Ecuadorian Pintado and the Spaniard Martin. There are two kilometers left.
08:59 – The Blues give up, the 20 km walk peloton breaks up
It’s getting too hard to follow for our two French competitors in the 20 km walk. Aurélien Quinion and Gabriel Bordier were no longer able to catch up with the leading group. At the 14th kilometer, they moved into 17th and 20th position, 6 and 8 seconds behind the leader. A group of 10 seems to be breaking away in front with the favorites Stano, Martin, Pintado and Zhang all there. Only the Swedish European champion Kallstrom also dropped out.
08:56 – In judo, start of the Olympic tournament at 10 am for Diesse in -100kg
Aurélien Diesse is the French representative in judo in the -100kg category this Thursday. On the eve of Teddy Riner’s entry into the competition, the Blue is among the outsiders in his category. Unseeded, he will start his day at 10 am with the 3rd fight on the day’s program. His opponent will be the Tajik Dzhakonghir Madzhidov.
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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 counting 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, always a very prolific sport.