The ninth medal for France, the second for tricolor rowing in Tokyo.
At the end of a fantastic race, Claire Bové and Laura Tarantola took second place in the final of the lightweight two-scoop, beaten for just 14 hundredths by the Italians Cesarini and Rodini.
The French therefore take the silver medal.
The Netherlands complete the podium.
To discover
The full Olympic program
The Olympic medal table