Olympic Games – Friday’s program: semi-finals in basketball and handball, farewell to Alysson Felix and Yohann Diniz

The big meeting (s): women in sports co

Did you vibrate like never before on Thursday for the French handball, basketball and volleyball teams? So put some honey in your herbal tea tonight because you might still get thirsty this Friday. To our greatest delight. This time, it’s the ladies’ turn to try to open the door to the finals.

She can make history: Allyson Felix

It’s simple: Allyson Felix can become the most successful female athlete in Olympic athletics. Yes, you read that right. At 35, “Chicken Legs” wants to land smoothly, with a new Olympic medal around his neck, which would be his 10th in his career. Since Rio, his life has radically changed and so has his image.

Mother of a premature child, she has taken a public stand in a column in the New York Times to fight against the salary policy of Nike, its sponsor, which plans to index post-pregnancy compensation to the performance of athletes. Consequence: the global icon has seen his contract reduced by nearly 70%.

We are wondering

If we will end all these voiceless Olympics (Prediction: yes).

If Marcell Jacobs will be able to recreate the general surprise by bringing the Italian relay to the top of the 4x100m.

If Sifan Hassan will succeed in his incredible bet for the historic 1500m – 5000m – 10000m treble. She won the 5000m on Monday and tackles the 1500m this Friday, against Faith Kipyegon, the defending champion.

All finals

Athletics

• 10:30 p.m. (on 05/08): 50 km men’s walk

• 9:30 am: 20 km ladies walk
• 1:50 p.m .: Ladies javelin
• 2:00 p.m .: 5000 m men
• 14:35: 400m ladies
• 2:50 p.m .: 1500 m lady
• 3.30 p.m .: Ladies 4x100m relay
• 15h50: Men’s 4x100m relay

Beach-volley

• 04:30 am: Australia – United States – ladies final

speakers

• 8:05 am: Heavy (91 kg) men

Track cycling

• 11:50 a.m .: Men’s speed

Escalade

• 2.10 p.m .: Ladies difficulty

Football

• 04h00: Sweden-Canada ladies

Field hockey

• 12:00 p.m .: Netherlands – Argentina women’s final

Karate

• 13h40: Kumite -61 kg dames

• 13h50: Kumite -75 kg men

Struggle

• 12.55 p.m .: Freestyle wrestling (74 kg) men

• 1:30 p.m .: Freestyle wrestling (125 kg) men

• 2:20 p.m .: Freestyle wrestling (53 kg) women

Pentathlon modern

Table tennis

• 12:30 p.m .: China – Germany Men’s team final

The 4 stats to know

100%. Since the arrival of table tennis at the Olympic Games in 2008, China has systematically won gold in this team event. Against Germany, yet a triple Olympic medalist, any other outcome would be surprising.

0. Like the number of female penthalète having managed to grab the podium during two different Olympics. In other words, the challenge proposed to Elodie Clouvel is historic.

1. Maxi pressure for Jack Carlin. The Briton is the last representative of the Kingdom in the semi-final of the individual speed. Since 2008, speed has been a preserve for them. Jason Kenny (2012, 2016) and Chris Hoy (2008) are watching his journey closely.

Historic treble. Elaine Thompson-Herah has already succeeded in her Olympic Games with this 100-200m double. But she and her Jamaican 4x100m relay partners have one ultimate mission: to win the 4x100m relay. For Thompson-Herah, a new coronation would mean a historic treble. No one has done it in women since 1988 and Florence Griffith-Joyner.