Athlé (H): gold for the Pole Tomala on 50km walk, Diniz retired
At 31, Dawid Tomala became Olympic champion in the 50km walk in Sapporo. The Pole outrageously dominated the event (3h 50min and 8 seconds), slackening his effort over the last kilometers. Tomala thus offers the fourth gold medal to Poland in athletics at the Tokyo Games. The podium is completed by the German Jonathan Hilbert, second, and the Canadian Evan Dunfee, third. Engaged in this discipline, Yohann Diniz retired at the 28th kilometer. However, the Frenchman was off to a good start, leading after five kilometers. But the tricolor walker has experienced problems, as in previous major championships. He was forced to stop for the first time to go to the toilet, then several stops to refuel. Under threat after two warnings, Diniz threw thesponge after halfway, for the last race of his career.
To discover
The full Olympic program
The Olympic medal table
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Canoe (H): Adrien Bart qualified for the semi-finals in single-seater 1000m
Nice introduction from the Frenchman.
Engaged in the 1000m single-seater canoe competition, Adrien Bart took second place in his series (4'03''771), behind the Moldovan Serghei Tarnovschi (4'02''794).
These two men are therefore qualified for the semi-finals, scheduled for Saturday.
Kayak (F): The French go through repechage and spin in the K4 500m semi-finals
Manon Hostens, Vanina Paoletti, Sarah Guyot and Léa Jamelot, struggling in series, reacted well in repechage. The French took fourth place in their race (1'37''138), won by the Belarusian boat (1'35''534), and thus qualified for the semi-finals on Saturday of the event. kayaking at four 500m. Good news for the Blues.
Athlé (F): The composition of the French 4x100m relay for the final
Carolle Zahi, Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue, Gémima Joseph and Cynthia Leduc will defend the French chances during the final of the women's 4x100m relay (3.30pm). Les Bleues will be entered in lane number 3. The chances of the podium are low but in the relay, everything can go very quickly. The favorites are Jamaicans with British and Americans.
Horse riding: Nicolas Delmotte forfeit the team show jumping, Mathieu Billot replaces him
Small blow for the French horse riding team. Urvoso du Roch and Nicolas Delmotte are forfeited for the team show jumping qualifications (12:30 pm). They are replaced by Mathieu Billot and Quel Filou 13 to support Simon Delestre and Berlux Z as well as Pénélope Leprevost and Vancouver de Lanlore.
Karate (F): Leila Heurtault out from the group stage
Engaged in the -67kg category, Leila Heurtault missed her competition.
The Frenchwoman lost her first three fights against the Venezuelan Claudymar Garces Sequera (0-8) first, then against the Japanese Someya (3-6) and then against the Chinese Yin (0-1).
Eliminated even before her final duel, Heurtault still ended up on a good note with a success against the Turkish Coban (2-0).
Disappointment all the same for the French delegation of karate.
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Beach Volleyball (F): The Americans Klineman and Ross crowned
Alix Klineman and April Ross were crowned Olympic beach volleyball champions. The Americans dominated Australian pair, Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy, (21-15, 21-16), in the grand final. Note that April Ross won bronze in Rio in 2016 but with Walsh Jennings. The podium is completed by the Swiss, Heidrich and Verge-Depre, victorious against the Latvian pair, Graudina-Kravcenoka, (21-19, 21-15).
Golf (F): Good day for Delacour, Boutier in the hard
The two French women have finished their third round. Perrine Delacour signed a good card of -2 on Friday, which propels her to nineteenth place (-4), eleven strokes behind the American Korda who still leads the competition. However, this third round was more difficult for Céline Boutier. She played a stroke over the par Friday and finds herself in the par after three days in provisional 40th place.
Field hockey (F): Great Britain dominates India and takes bronze
Gold medalist in Rio in 2016, Great Britain took bronze in women's field hockey tournament, as in London in 2012. The British dominated India in the third place match (4-3) and that is now 52 medals for Great Britain in Tokyo.
Note that the grand final will oppose Argentina to the Netherlands (12:00).
To read also: The table of medals
Table tennis (M): Japan takes bronze in the team event
Japan finishes third in the team table tennis event. The Japanese took over the South Koreans (3-1) in the small final. Jun Mizutani took the Japanese to bronze with two wins, one in doubles and the other in singles, while Youngsik Jeoung revived South Korea. In the final, China will face Germany (12:30 p.m.).
Volley (F): The United States dominate Serbia in three sets and go to the final
Without trembling. The Americans dismissed the Serbs in three sets in the first semi-final of the women's volleyball tournament (25-19, 25-15, 25-23). The USA will therefore be at the rendezvous of the final, Sunday, against Brazil or South Korea who face each other at 2 p.m.
