On Sunday, the French team reached a new record by winning its 44th medal at the Olympic Games, surpassing its performance in 2008 in Beijing where it had won 43 medals. It was thanks to the victory of the French fencers against the United States, with a final score of 45 to 32, that this bronze medal was added to the French delegation’s achievements.
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The record from the Beijing Olympic Games has already been broken. In 2008, the French team won 43 medals (including seven gold), its best result since the end of World War II. The French athletes surpassed this record on Sunday, August 4, thanks to the bronze medal won by the men’s fencing team against the United States (45-32). Earlier in the day, the 4x100m medley relay led by Léon Marchand and Florent Manaudou also won gold, as did Félix Lebrun in his table tennis competition. With three medals already guaranteed in boxing (see below), the French team will further improve its record.
The Performances of French Teams
The 3×3 team in the semi-finals. Jules Rambaut, Lucas Dussoulier, Franck Seguela, and Timothé Vergiat achieved an impressive victory in the playoffs (22-19) against Serbia. This is an achievement against opponents who have been world champions six times and finished third in Tokyo.
Noah Lyles crowned 100 meters champion. The American athlete won the most anticipated race of the Games. He narrowly edged out Jamaican Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second (9″784 to 9″789). Another American, Fred Kerley, completed the podium (9″81). All eight finalists ran in under 10 seconds.
The French handball players in the quarter-finals. The team led by Nikola Karabatic can breathe easier. By defeating Hungary (24-20), they qualified in extremis after a difficult start to the tournament (two defeats and one draw in three matches). The French will face Germany on Wednesday, who topped their group. Meanwhile, the French women’s basketball team, already qualified, lost to the Australians (72-79). They will also face Germany in the quarter-finals.
At least two French boxers in the final, three medals assured. Billal Bennama and Sofiane Oumiha will fight for gold! Both Frenchmen won their semi-finals, respectively in the -51 kg and -63.5 kg categories. Bennama narrowly defeated Dominican boxer Yunior Alcantara Reyes. Despite an eyebrow injury, he managed to win (29-28). Sofiane Oumiha also beat Canadian Wyatt Sanford to reach the final. Djamili-Dini Aboudou Moindze (-92 kg) will compete in a semi-final on Wednesday, ensuring at least a bronze. However, Davina Michel in the 75 kg category did not secure a bronze, having been eliminated in the quarter-finals by boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba, a member of the refugee team.
Félix Lebrun wins bronze in table tennis. The young 17-year-old from Montpellier has secured his first Olympic medal, a bronze, after his 4-0 victory in the small final of ping-pong. He dominated Brazilian Hugo Calderano, who had eliminated his older brother Alexis in the round of 16.
Novak Djokovic enters further into legend. He was only missing the Olympic title. That is now accomplished: the Serbian defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final in two tight sets (7-6 [7-3], 7-6 [7-3]). Novak Djokovic has now won all Grand Slam tournaments, the Masters, and the Olympics in singles. Only Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, and Serena Williams have achieved such a feat.
Source of the article: Francetvinfo
