From our special correspondent in Tokyo
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On Friday, they had emerged dizzy from the Japanese turnstile, a lively game, inspired by passing, a game of runs and long-distance shots.
The Blue were warned after having already been beaten when they entered the competition but that was not enough.
Ten hours after this blow of the hammer, the players of Valérie Garnier found the Arena of Saitama, hoping to have the ability to digest before tipping over.
Marine Fauthoux was in a hurry, quickly find the ground to dispel dark ideas and try to climb on the podium.
2nd Olympic medal in history
Facing the French women stood the Serbs, regular tormentors of the France team, as in the final of the last Euro, last June. A still fresh memory. The ingredients for a double revenge were assembled. Les Bleues have found the strength to bounce back (91-76) to offer French basketball, a few hours after Rudy Gobert et Cie's silver medal, a second podium. In 2000, during the silver medal of Laurent Sciarra and others, the Bleues of Yannick Souvré had to settle for 5th place. In Tokyo, the pleasure is shared. Les Bleues won the second Olympic medal in women's basketball (after the silver medal in 2012).
Gabby Williams (17 pts, perfect throughout the tournament, except in the semi-finals), Endene Miyem (16), Sandrine Gruda (14) and Marine Fauthoux (12), the Blue (7 players with more than 10 points) succeeded to re-mobilize. To complete a long international streak with two medals: silver at the Euro (after a 7th consecutive podium).
