Thirteenth day of official competition at the Paris Olympic Games. This Thursday, August 8, is still animated by athletics, but team sports will not be left out. At the end of the afternoon, the French men’s basketball team will face Germany in the semi-finals, while the French handball team will meet Sweden in the last four. In the evening, French boxer Billal Bennama (-51 kg) will aim for gold in boxing. Follow our live stream.
Golf, climbing, athletics… Ask for the program. French golfer Céline Boutier, provisionally first in the ranking, will try to continue her march towards gold (from 9 a.m.). In climbing, Oriane Bertone will compete in the semi-final of the combined event for women at 10 a.m. A speed specialist, Bassa Mawem will compete in the final phases from 12:39 p.m. As for athletics fans, they will be served in the evening. In the long jump final, Frenchwoman Hilary Kpatcha will aim for the podium at 8 p.m. From 9:25 p.m., the starting signal for the women’s 400 m hurdles final will be given, with the presence of Louise Maraval. We are also waiting, without French players, for the men’s 200 m (8:30 p.m.) and the men’s 110 m hurdles (9:45 p.m.). The full program for the day can be found here, and the full Olympic calendar here.
France still 4th in the medal rankings. Toulouse boxer Sofiane Oumiha won silver on Wednesday against Cuban Erislandy Alvarez Borges in the -63.5 kg category. A little earlier, Djamili-Dini Aboudou Moindze won bronze after his defeat in the +92 kg semi-final. Fighting in the flyweight category (-51 kg), Billal Bennama will also try to unlock the French medal tally in the final against Uzbek Hasanboy Dusmatov on Thursday at 10:34 p.m. In the country rankings, France is currently 4th with 51 medals, including 13 gold.
The Seine, scene of the swimming marathon. They dove into the river that crosses the capital at 7:30 am, at the foot of the Pont Alexandre-III… The women opened the open water swimming events, over 10 km, before the men on Friday. They were able to train on Wednesday morning, unlike the day before when the sessions had been cancelled after the Seine was declared unfit for swimming. These two races are contested on a circuit alternating between going down and going up the Seine against the current.
The Lebrun brothers and Simon Gauzy at the team semi-final table. The adventure continues for the French men’s table tennis team. Facing Brazil in the quarter-finals, Alexis Lebrun, Félix Lebrun and Simon Gauzy won without forcing their talent (3-0). They face the formidable China on Thursday at 10 a.m. and will try to secure a ticket to the final.
Victor Wembanyama’s team in the last four against Germany. The French men’s basketball team continues its path towards a second Olympic medal in a row, after the silver in Tokyo. It faces Germany, who had largely dominated the Blues in the last group match (71-85) at 5:30 p.m. In the other semi-final, the United States faces Serbia (9:00 p.m.).
Are the French handball players more efficient than their male counterparts? After the big disappointment for the French handball players, defending champions and knocked out at the last minute by Germany in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, the Bleues face Sweden on Thursday (4:30 p.m.). In the other women’s handball semi-final, Norway takes on Denmark (9:30 p.m.).