After the coronation of Clarisse Agbégnénou yesterday, the Blues continue in Tokyo thanks to rowing.
Matthieu Androdias and Hugo Boucheron went to seek the gold medal in a pair of sculls to bring home a third coronation and an 8th medal for the French.
Big disappointment, on the other hand, in judo with Margaux Pinot, beaten in her first round.
It did not go far for Maxime Grousset, who will be there for the 100m freestyle final.
We will summarize for you what happened last night in Tokyo.
Androdias-Boucheron, a golden couple
This is quite simply the first time that France has woken up from the Tokyo Olympics with a medal.
Engaged in sculls in rowing, Matthieu Androdias and Hugo Boucheron were eagerly awaited.
And they did!
Sixth in Rio, the two rowers narrowly won ahead of the Netherlands, which are only 20 hundredths behind them, and China.
The French pair offered at the same time the Olympic record (6′0′33) of the discipline.
🇫🇷🥇 OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS !!
The French pair Hugo Boucheron and Matthieu Androdias won gold, breaking the Olympic record!
🔝🤩 What a foot!
Third gold medal for the French delegation.
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Having started strong, the French made a technical error which allowed the Dutch and the Chinese to overtake them at the kilometer.
"We squirt hard, we start quickly.
Behind it, I make a huge mistake that gets us back in the package, says Androdias.
I think we made a last 700m really very, very strong.
“As they crossed the line, the rowers gave us a wonderful moment of emotion by hugging each other.
The tricolor pair brings France its third gold medal of these Olympics, after that of Romain Cannone in épée on Sunday and that of Clarisse Agbégnénou in judo on Tuesday.
Pinot and Clerget already out in judo
The French judo team was not used to disappointing.
However, this morning, Margaux Pinot was taken out as soon as she entered the competition in the -70 kg category.
European champion in 2020, and third at the World Championships in 2019, La Française could legitimately aim for a medal in Tokyo.
🥋 🇫🇷 Frenchwoman Margaux Pinot, sanctioned three times, came out of the mat and thus lost her first round to Greek Elisavet Teltsidou # Tokyo2020
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Pinot was surprised by the Greek Elisavet Teltsidou, yet only 28th in the world but against whom the tricolor judokate had already lost twice.
Without a solution, the Frenchwoman ended up getting three "shidos" for lack of fighting spirit, putting an end to her career.
A disappointment for the blue-white-red judo which had already brought back four medals in the purse of the tricolor delegation.
There will be no medal in judo this Wednesday since Axel Clerget was also eliminated in the -90 kg category.
Yet well embarked in his fight against the Dutch world number 2 Noël Van T End, the French was surprised at the golden score on a waza-ari.
Grousset, in extremis in the 100m freestyle final
For his first Games, Maxime Grousset is well into the deep end.
This Wednesday morning, in the semi-final, the New Caledonian did not miss his chance, snatching his place in extremis for the final of the queen distance, the 100 m freestyle, with a promising time of 47''8 .
The young man had his second best personal time, behind that achieved on Monday at the start of the final of the 4 x 100 m NL relay.
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Semi-finals of the 100m NL men
Maxime Grousset for his first participation in the Olympics qualifies for the final with the 8th time in 47.82 🔥👍 # TeamFFN #Allezlesbleus
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“I went through all the emotions a bit. I had the stress and the pressure of this semi-final. Then I broke free. I swam well on the first 50 m, I pass in the first
(Editor's note: 2nd time in 22′'81)
. I have a little trouble finishing the 100m, I think we had to dare, that we had to try something. I deserve my place, that's all. An Olympic final is a dream, ”enthused the French swimmer. Going for a medal would be a resounding achievement, given the competition Dressel or Kolesnikov, new European record holder. Answer tomorrow from 11:30 am.
On the other hand, the adventure stops in 1/2 of the 200 m breaststroke for the Toulousain Antoine Viquerat.
Fifth in his race this Wednesday morning in 2′9′'97, the Frenchman only achieved the twelfth fastest time in the half.
"I quickly want to come back to the Games because these are pretty incredible sensations, you feel different in this pool, it gives a little spark," said Viquerat at the exit of the pool.
Labous 9th, Qi Xuefei eliminated… The other results of the French
Otherwise, the night was rather calm in Tokyo.
In the time trial, Juliette Labous achieved an honorable performance with a 9th place.
A time taken by the Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten, who covered the 22.1 km of the course in 30′13′'49, more than two minutes ahead of the Frenchwoman.
If the French runner set the best time during her passage on the line, she could never really believe in a medal.
🚴🇫🇷 Despite a very good race, Juliette Labous will not have a medal.
She finished 9th in a Time Trial dominated by the Dutchwoman Annemiek Vleuten #JeuxOlympiques # Tokyo2020
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In badminton, the Olympic dream ends in the group stage for Qi Xuefei.
After her defeat in two sets (21/10 - 21/13) against the Taiwanese number 2 seed Tzu-Ying Tai, the Frenchwoman conceded her second defeat and was therefore eliminated.
Another tricolor eliminated, Thomas Chirault, 20th in the world in archery, lost as soon as he entered the competition against the Dutch Gijs Broeksma.
However, the tricolor had won the first two rounds before going wrong (28-27, 26-24, 24-27, 27-30, 24-27).
Overpowered Ledecky, Double Medalist Titmus
Katie Ledecky corrects the shot.
After edging out in the 400m freestyle, the world swimming superstar claimed a fifth individual Olympic title.
The swimmer crushed the 1,500m 15′37′'34 final to win gold.
Behind, her compatriot Erica Sullivan and the German Sarah Kohler completed the podium.
In contrast, one of the greatest swimmers of recent years only finished 5th in the 200m.
🇺🇸 The American Ledecky crowned Olympic champion in the 1500m freestyle.
Far ahead of her competitors, the American Sullivan and the German Kohler.
👏🥇 Fifth individual Olympic title for her.
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A race won by her rival Ariarne Titmus, already titled on 400 m in front of the American, who makes double blow, during this time, on a shorter distance.
In 1′53′'50, the Australian, whose coach had already made us laugh, beat Hong Kong's Siobhan Bernadette Haughey and Canadian Penny Oleksiak.
An incredible harvest for Titmus.
Another notable result in the Games pool, the British 4x200m relay worn by Tom Dean, James Guy, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott took the gold with an impressive time, just three hundredths off the Americans' world record.
The United States, quadruple defending champion over the distance, finished off the podium.
