Artistic gymnastics: Simone Biles returns to women's balance beam (10am)
After giving up four finals at the Tokyo Olympics to preserve “her sanity”, gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, 24, is well back to play the beam final this Tuesday.
The beam final being the last on the women's artistic gymnastics program.
This is the last chance to see the quadruple Olympic champion in 2016 and 19 times world champion on Tokyo apparatus.
To discover
The full Olympic program
The Olympic medal table
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Basketball: Men's quarter-final - Italy-France (10:20 a.m.):
Vincent Collet's men benefited from a draw, a priori favorable, for their quarter-final in Saitama. In front of them, not the formidable Spain, their executioner at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but Italy. A more affordable team on paper. Danilo Gallinari's team has arguments, however. She went to get her ticket for the Olympics by winning the Belgrade TQO against Serbia. In Japan, the Italians dominated Germany (92-82) and Nigeria (80-71), losing to Australia (83-86). The France team also arrives in quarters with confidence. A whole group and three wins in three matches, including a prestigious victory against Team USA. The final quarter-final will pit Australia against theArgentina (2 p.m.).
To discover
The full Olympic program
The Olympic medal table
Football: Men's semi-final: Mexico-Brazil (10 a.m.), Japan-Spain (1:30 p.m.)
Brazil, crowned at home in Rio in 2016, faces Mexico, Olympic champion in 2012, for quite a shock in the first half. final (10h).
The Spaniards, for their part, face Japan (1:30 p.m.).
The Japanese, pushed on penalties by a surprising New Zealand team (0-0, 4 tab to 2) in the quarterfinals continue their good run at home after finishing at the top of their group with three wins, the last of which is 4- 0 against France.
Athletics: Lavilenie in pole vault (men's final 12:20 p.m.) and Alexandra Tavernier in hammer (women's final at 1:35 p.m.) in search of a podium
Despite an ankle injury, Renaud Lavillenie, Olympic champion in 2012, provided the essentials by crossing 5.75 m to give himself the right to dream, this Tuesday during the pole vault final. The Swede Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, world record holder remains the big favorite of the competition, and the Brazilian Thiago Braz, reigning Olympic champion, just like the Frenchman, can confuse the cards, especially as the Olympic finals of this discipline, often have surprises in store… For her part, Alexandra Tavernier qualified for the hammer final on her second throw with a throw at 73.51 m. The vice-champion of Europe will aim for a podium in the hammer final (13:35). At the end of the program (2:50 p.m.), Gémina Joseph will aim for a feat in the final of the women's 200 m.
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Volleyball: France - Poland, men's quarter-finals (2:30 p.m.)
The French men's team, fourth in group B and qualified on the wire after a defeat at the end of the suspense against Brazil, plays its first Olympic quarter-final against to Poland, first of group A. As an outsider against the Polish scarecrow.
Poland has lost only one match since the start of the Olympics, against Iran (3-2).
She then successively defeated Italy (3-0), Venezuela (3-1), Japan (3-0) and finally Canada (3-0).
A formidable opponent, but the Blues have the means to create a surprise.
