Armand Duplantis’ hour, the Blues aim for the final in football, a medal in triathlon? The Olympic events of August 5

The tenth day of competition will be just as busy in terms of schedule as the previous ones, with triathlon, football, volleyball, climbing and even athletics.

The French delegation has just broken its record for medals at an Olympic Games (if we exclude the exceptional edition of Paris 1900 and its 102 medals) and does not intend to stop there. The French could continue their harvest very early, on Monday August 5, by aiming for a 45th medal in the mixed team triathlon event. The day will extend into a busy evening, with the pole vault competition in athletics, but also the football semi-final between France and Egypt.

The three events not to be missed: the team triathlon, the France-Egypt football semi-final and the pole vault final

Don’t forget to set your alarm. From 8am, on France 3, you will be able to follow the mixed triathlon relay where you will find the two individual medalists Cassandre Beaugrand and Léo Bergère. The finish is scheduled on the Alexandre III bridge at around 9:40am, with good chances of medals in this event where France had stolen the bronze in Tokyo.

A highlight of the Games is expected in athletics with the men’s pole vault final. Superstar Armand Duplantis is eagerly awaited. He may try to beat his own world record, set at 6.24m last April. The final will nevertheless take place without Renaud Lavillenie, who failed to qualify for the Olympics, and without Thibaut Collet, who was eliminated in the previous round.

If you are hunting for the French medal, we advise you to turn on your television before 9 p.m., on France 3. The French men’s football team coached by Thierry Henry is playing for its place in the final of the Olympic tournament against Egypt. In case of victory, a new medal will be assured for the French delegation even if it will not be officially awarded. The footballers, for their part, only dream of gold, forty years after the coronation of their glorious predecessors in 1984 in Los Angeles.

The three French people to follow: Koumba Larroque, Mélina Robert-Michon and Rénelle Lamote

Three years after her disappointment in Tokyo, Koumba Larroque is back to play the leading roles in wrestling, in the -68 kg category. The 2018 vice-world champion and 2021 European champion enters the competition around 3 p.m. on France 2. If all goes well, she will continue with a quarter-final (around 4:30 p.m.) and a semi-final (around 9:40 p.m.).

Will the eternal Mélina Robert-Michon (45 years old) repeat the feat of Rio, where she won silver? The flag bearer of the French delegation should be living her last moments at the Olympic Games, she who has been in the game since Sydney 2000. She is not one of the favourites to win the medal in the discus throw final, but you never know.

Finally, Rénelle Lamote will compete in the 800m final (9:47 p.m.). The triple silver medallist at the European Championships hopes to win the first Olympic medal of her career, but the task looks set to be tough.

The full program and the finals of the day:

In the morning, during the mixed team triathlon event, the pair Lucie Anastassiou and Eric Delaunay will try to qualify for the team skeet final (qualifications in the morning, final from 3 p.m.). In athletics, many Frenchmen will enter the competition: Clément Ducos, Wilfried Happio and Ludvy Vaillant in the 400 m hurdles (10:05 a.m.), Lolasson Djouhan and Tom Reus in the discus throw (10:10 a.m.), Marie-Julie Bonnin and Ninon Chapelle in the pole vault (10:40 a.m.). Shana Grebo will go through the repechage of the 400 m hurdles (10:50 a.m.).

The climbing events will also begin. Sam Avezou and Paul Jenft are expected in the semi-finals of the boulder (10 a.m.), while Manon Lebon and Capucine Viglione will attempt to pass the speed qualifications for the women (1 p.m.). Artistic swimming will start at 7 p.m. It will also be possible to follow the qualifications for the equestrian jumping event with Simon Delestre, Julien Epaillard, Olivier Perreau (the three medallists in the team eventing) and Kévin Staut. In table tennis, the French women’s and men’s teams will enter the competition at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectively.

Early in the afternoon, American star Simone Biles will have the opportunity to add two more medals to her impressive list of achievements. She is in the balance beam (12:36 p.m.) and floor (2:20 p.m.) finals. Let’s not forget the men’s volleyball quarter-final between France and Germany (5 p.m.). The track cycling events will begin in the late afternoon (starting at 5 p.m.). In addition to the pole vault, the eventful athletics evening will include the men’s 3,000 m steeplechase (7:04 p.m.), the first round of the men’s 200 m (7:55 p.m.), the women’s 200 m semi-finals (8:45 p.m.), the women’s 5,000 m final (9:10 p.m.) and the 800 m final (9:45 p.m.).