Fortunately, France has judo ... and fencing.
After a very difficult Monday, these two disciplines saved the delegation and are for the moment the only two purveyors of medals.
After Romain Cannone, in gold with the sword on Sunday, it was Manon Brunet who signed the fifth French charm, the second in Fencing, with the saber.
Winner of the Hungarian Marton in the match for third place, Brunet erases her defeat at the same stage at the Rio Olympics, five years ago, where she finished fourth.
The Frenchwoman could even dream of gold for a while, but she could not do anything in the semi-final against the Russian Pozdniakova.
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After the eliminations in the 1st round of her teammates, Cécilia Berder and Charlotte Lembach, the French hopes quickly rested on the shoulders of the member of the Cercle d'escrime d'Orléans.
For their part, the men's foil operators remained at the quayside (outings in the 1st round for Julien Mertine and Maxime Pauty, in the second for Enzo Lefort, reigning world champion).