Medal goal for French rugby. Qualified for the quarter-finals, the rugby players are aiming for a place in the semi-finals, Thursday July 25, which could bring them much closer to an Olympic trinket. In handball and football, the Bleues are entering their competition, while archery is also starting at the Invalides.
French rugby is playing for its place in the tournament. Having qualified with difficulty after a draw against the United States (12-12) and a narrow victory against Uruguay (19-12), the French rugby players must now move up a gear. In the middle of the afternoon (3:30 p.m.), they will meet the formidable Fijians to determine their ranking, and thus their opponents in the next round.
The handball players begin the defense of their title. Olympic champions in Tokyo, the players ofOlivier Krumbholz are setting off again to conquer Olympus, this time in Paris. To begin this new adventure, they will face Hungary, at 7 p.m., at Porte de Versailles.
Hervé Renard and his Blues enter the track. Led by Wendie Renard and Sakina Karchaoui, the players of the French football team begin their competition against Colombia at 9 p.m. at the Stade de Lyon, a team they beat 5-2 a little over a year ago, for Hervé Renard’s first time at the helm of Les Bleues.