French Athletes Shine and Struggle at Tokyo Olympics

The men finished 7th. They beat South Africa, before falling to Azerbaijan in the quarter-finals. They then lost to Italy in repechage. The women did even worse: they were beaten by Japan in their first fight.

In taekwondo, Samuel Bédard took 5th place in the -58 kg category. He beat Mongol Sainbileg before being beaten by Iranian Hesseinpour in the quarter-finals.

For the first day of athletics, Mélanie Allier finished 6th in the 10,000m final. The French, on the other hand, shone in the 1,500m, with the series victory of Benoît Campion. Flavien Szot finished 3rd in the same race.

The French in the running for the tennis events

Alice Robbe negotiated her first match perfectly: she won 6-0 6-0 against the Brazilian De Souza. She will face China’s Zheng in the next round.

The other French entered in this field, Clarisse Aussert, also qualified. She beat the Filipina Barcia. In the 3rd round, she will be opposed to Hong Kong’s Karunaratne.

Among the men, Adrien Gobat was knocked out after his first match. He suffered the law of the South African Cronje. On the other hand, it passed for Louis Dussin, who released Coetzee, another South African.

In the women’s doubles, Alice Robbe and Luna Dormet beat Indonesia’s Are and Shibasini. In the next round, they will face the Chinese Wu and Liang.

Adrien Gobat and Louis Dussin also entered their tournaments perfectly. They got the better of the American pair Clark/Krall. They will play in the quarter-finals against the Japanese Hazawa and Tagushi.

Finally, in the swimming event, Tommy Lee Camblong finished 7th in the 400m freestyle

Fencing takes to the track on Wednesday

Traditionally a supplier of medals in international competitions, French fencing will make its debut tomorrow Wednesday. Two events will be on the program: men’s saber and women’s epee.

The swordsmen will be led by Thomas Martine, 99th in the FIE ranking. There will also be Baptiste Dubarry and Samuel Jarry, who are both beyond 100th place.

Swordsmen have real medal chances. Among the athletes involved: Camille Nabeth and Jade Sersot, respectively 55th and 58th in the world ranking.

We will also have to keep an eye on Aliya Luty, who won a silver medal at the World Cup in Kazan as a senior 2 years ago.

Coetzee, She will however have to deal with the presence of the Hungarian Eszhter Muhari, who won the first Grand Prix of her career this year, in Doha.

2023-08-01 15:31:22
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