Decathlon: Kevin Mayer chasing the podium
After eight events, Kevin Mayer still occupies fourth place in the event with 7129 points.
This morning in Tokyo, the Frenchman signed a 13''90 over 110m hurdles, threw the disc at 48.08m and jumped to 5.20m with the pole.
Performance below the standards of the Habs but which still allow him to dream of a podium.
The Canadian Lepage, third, has 7175 points and the Australian Moloney, second, has 7269 points.
The competition is still outrageously dominated by Damian Warner.
The Canadian set a new Olympic record in the 110m hurdles over the decathlon (13''46) and equaled his best performance in pole vault (4.90m).
With 7490 points, Warner is a strong leader.
To discover
The full Olympic program
The Olympic medal table
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Athlete (H): Jamaican Parchment crowned over 110m hurdles, the French off the podium
Thunderbolt.
Grant Holloway, the big favorite of this race, lost in the final of the 110m hurdles, beaten by Jamaican Hansle Parchment (13''04).
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde takes fifth place (13''16), six hundredths behind third Ronald Levy.
Aurel Manga finished eighth and last (13''38).
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Athlé (F): The French women in the final on the 4x100m relay
Carolle Zahi, Cynthia Leduc, Gémina Joseph and Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue took fourth place in the first semi-final with a time of 42''68. The best time of the season for the tricolor relay which allows time to qualify. The race was won by Great Britain (41''55), ahead of the USA (41''90) and Jamaica (42''15). The second half was won by Germany in 42''00.
Athlete (M): No final for the French 4x100m relay, the United States too
Men will not imitate women. Mouhamadou Fall, Jimmy Vicaut, Mickael Meba Zeze and Ryan Zeze took fourth place in their series in 38''18 but that was not enough to qualify on time. Note the sensation with the elimination of the Americans in the second semi-final, only sixth in their race
Athlete (H): Portuguese Pichardo Olympic triple jump champion
Pedro Pichardo is the new Olympic triple jump champion. The Portuguese reigned supreme in the competition with a jump to 17.98m on his third jump. He was more than 40 centimeters ahead of the Chinese Yaming Zhu (17.57m) and the Burkinabé Hugues Fabrice Zango (17.47m). As a reminder, Melvin Raffin, the only Frenchman involved in this final, finished last with three bitten jumps.
Athlete (H): Olympic record and gold medal for American Crouser in the shot put
He was the favorite and he confirmed his status without any problem.
Ryan Crouser retained his Olympic title, acquired in Rio in 2016, in the shot put in Tokyo with a throw to 23.30m.
New Olympic record.
The American crushed the competition and beat his compatriot Joe Kovacs (22.65m) and New Zealander Tomas Walsh (22.47m).
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Kayak (H): No final for Beaumont in the 200m single-seater kayak
At 39, the Frenchman will not compete in the final in the 200m single-seater kayak.
Small disappointment for Maxime Beaumont, sixth in his semi-final (36''072) when he had to take one of the first four places to play for the medals.
The race was won by Hungarian Csizmadia (35''099).
Kayak (F): Manon Hostens eliminated at the gates of the final of the single-seater kayak 500m
No final for the Frenchwoman.
Like Maxime Beaumont a little earlier.
Sixth in her race (1'57''394), dominated by New Zealander Lisa Carrington (1'51''680), Manon Hostens will not play for medals in the 500m single-seater kayak.
Kayak (H): Olympic champion over 500m, the New Zealander Carrington continues her harvest
And of three.
After the individual 200m and the two-seater 500m, Lisa Carrington was crowned Olympic champion in the 500m single-seater kayak.
The 32-year-old New Zealander still largely dominated the race (1'51''216) and beat the Hungarian Csipes (1'51''855) and the Danish Jorgensen (1'52''773).
Karate (H): Steven Da Costa in half, 26th medal assured for France
The good news of this morning.
Winner of his fourth duel against Venezuelan Andres Eduardo Madera Delgado (2-0), Steven Da Costa climbed to the semifinals and secured, at least, a bronze medal.
At 1:05 p.m., he will play his place in the final with the desire to win gold.
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Karate (F): Alexandra Ferraci out in the first round
Fourth in her group, Alexandra Ferraci stops there in the karate competition.
The Frenchwoman obtained an average score of 24.40 after two kata.
Insufficient to be among the first three and thus to continue the test.
Skateboard (M): Vincent Matheron finishes 7th in the Park final, Australian Palmer takes gold
At 18, Keegan Palmer became Park's first Olympic champion. The Australian was breathtaking in the final with a score of 95.83. Far ahead of the competition. Palmer edged Brazilian Pedro Barros (86.14) and American Cory Juneau (84.13). Qualified in seventh position, Vincent Matheron did not improve his ranking in the final with a score of 42.33.
Pentathlon (F): Oteiza and Clouvel start well in fencing
The modern pentathlon is launched.
This morning the fencing round took place and the Frenchwoman Marie Oteiza took fourth place in the event with ten wins and three losses.
This gives him 160 points.
Morning a little more contrasted for Elodie Clouvel who signed seven successes for six losses and totaled 142 points.
She is twelfth.
The ranking is currently dominated by the German Langrehr.
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Diving (F): In high-flight, Alais Kalonji stops in
the semi-Sixteenth of the semi-final with a total of 269 points after five dives, Alais Kalonji does not advance to the final of the 10m high-flight.
The semi-final was dominated by Chinese Quan and Chen.
Golf (F): the French women dropped out, the American Korda in the lead
The two French women involved in the golf tournament have just finished their second day.
Perrine Delacour is ranked 25th (-2) while Céline Boutier is ranked 28th (-1).
The ranking is currently dominated by the American Nelly Korda (-12).
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