It’s (already) the last day of the Paris Olympics. Before the closing ceremony at the Stade de France starting at 9pm on Sunday, August 11, the women will set off for the marathon in the streets of Paris, starting at 8am. The grand finale, with a France-United States women’s basketball final, will take place at 3:30pm. With 16 gold medals on Saturday night, the French delegation has already surpassed its historic record from Atlanta. And it may not be over yet. Follow our live coverage.
The program for the last day. Since 8 am, the marathon has been launched with the three French women (Mélody Julien, Méline Rollin and Mekdes Woldu). At 11 o’clock, Valentine Fortin is competing in the first event of the omnium in track cycling, while at the same time, Elodie Clouvel and Marie Oteiza are in the final of the modern pentathlon. In addition to France-United States in basketball, several team sports finals are also scheduled (notably United States-Italy in women’s volleyball at 1 p.m. and Germany-Denmark in men’s handball at 3 p.m.). Find the hour-by-hour schedule, as well as the major events not to be missed.
A grand closing ceremony at the Stade de France. The Olympic Games end in Saint-Denis, with a ceremony scheduled to start at 9 p.m. (on France 2). Léon Marchand and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will carry the French flag for the tricolor delegation. On the show side, theThe duo Air and the group Phoenix will perform, as will the American actor Tom Cruise, whose presence has been confirmed by the organizers. Snoop Dogg, present since the beginning of the fortnight in Paris, could be there according to the American press, which also mentions the singer Billie Eilish or the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
A Saturday rich in medals. The French volleyball players and Althéa Laurin (taekwondo) won gold, while the French handball players and basketball players, beaten by Team USA in a suspenseful final, won the silver medal. Finally, in the 100-meter hurdles, Cyréna Samba-Mayala won silver after a supersonic race, the only French medal in athletics.