She talks more, she shoots
“Bang, bang”, the alarm clock rings: Camille Jedrzejewski collects the silver and the first French medal of the day before 10am.
#Paris2024 | 🥈 The first French medal of the day! It goes to Camille Jedrzejewski in silver in the 25m pistol shooting.
A police officer by profession, she won a medal at her first Olympic Games. pic.twitter.com/23t0jQNYdL
— francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 3, 2024
Makenson, gold record
For his first Games, the decathlete showed off his expertise in pancakes.
#Paris2024 | 🇬🇧 46.03m for Makenson Gletty in the discus throw! Very close to his personal record, the Frenchman is gaining points in the general decathlon ranking.
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— francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 3, 2024
Code Lisa
Lisa Barbelin only needed a “ten” to win a one-way ticket to seventh heaven. So she did it.
#Paris2024 | 🏹🥉 YES LISAAAA! BRONZE MEDAL FOR LISA BARBELIN!!!
After a new crazy scenario, Lisa Barbelin becomes the first French individual Olympic medalist. THANK YOU FOR THE EMOTIONS 🥹
📺 To follow live: pic.twitter.com/loFkhQZFOn
— francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 3, 2024
Little hand !
Hungary, Netherlands, Brazil, Angola, Spain: no one can resist these Blues!
Victor Perez, Sultan of Swing
Tarbais is still in the race to make France an Olympic country that counts in golf.
The current is flowing well
New discipline, full house in the first round for the French participants in Kayak-Cross: Camille Prigent, Angèle Hug, Titouan Castryck and Boris Neveu. More this Sunday!
The Ippon of the Arts
The padlock engraved with the names of Hambou, Dicko, Riner, Cysique, Gaba and Agbegnenou is hung for eternity.
#Paris2024 | 🥇🇫🇷 YES TEDDY RINER’S IPPON!!! FRANCE TAKES GOLD IN TEAM JUDO!!
🤯🔥 Although they were trailing 3-1, the French turned everything around in this final and created the feat by keeping their title after Tokyo in 2021! pic.twitter.com/JTjZc75SLd
— francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 3, 2024
The wheel of fortune
French cycling had been waiting for medals since 1956, so Valentin Madouas and Christophe Laporte climbed into their saddles.
😍 These extraordinary images: Remco Evenepoel is crowned Olympic champion with the Eiffel Tower in the background, Valentin Madouas and Christophe Laporte accompany him on the podium of the road race!#Paris2024it’s in full on Eurosport #LesRP pic.twitter.com/1CoAlG9ue3
— Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) August 3, 2024
Small finale, big disappointment
Following on from judo, Japan took its revenge with the sabre.
#Paris2024 | ❌ New disappointment for our French women who lost to the Japanese in the small final.
📺 The Olympics can be followed live here: pic.twitter.com/YIWt2WFHiI
— francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 3, 2024
Power 4
Sometimes a French record does not guarantee a medal.
#Paris2024 | 🔥🇺🇸 WORLD RECORD FOR THE AMERICANS IN THIS 4 X 100 M MIXED MEDLEY!!
🇫🇷 Our French finished 4th in this final just behind Australia despite a French record.
📺 The Olympics can be followed live here: pic.twitter.com/sKD6ZqE65c
— francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 3, 2024
The Blues pose a Fox
In football, the Blues and the quarter-finals don’t match.
#Paris2024 | ❌🇫🇷 Big disappointment for the French team, beaten by Brazil 1-0.
The Blues can have regrets given the opportunities they created. The adventure ended in the quarter-finals. pic.twitter.com/KKsEar3k3F
— francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 3, 2024
With
Another historic day for French sport with five medals including one gold via judo. With 41 medals in the bag and three that are certain to fall in boxing, the historical record of Beijing (43) is already certain to be beaten. Phenomenal.