VIDEO. Paris 2024 Olympics: France wins ninth medal thanks to silver for French riders in the eventing competition in Versailles

Les Bleus sont vice-champions olympiques du concours complet. MAXPPP – MATTHIEU BOTTE

L’équipe de France olympique a remporté une neuvième médaille tricolore en remportant l’argent sur l’épreuve du concours complet d’équitation, lundi 29 juillet à Versailles.

Led by Karim Laghouag, Nicolas Touzaint and Stéphane Landois, the Blues finished with a total of 103.60 penalty points after the three events (dressage, cross-country and show jumping), or 12.30 points more than the British. This is the ninth French medal since the start of the Games.

This is the ninth French medal since the start of the Games. Already second after the cross-country on Sunday, the French were unable to make up the deficit in the show jumping on Monday. Nicolas Touzaint, in a pair with Diabolo Menthe, was given eight penalty points after having knocked down two of the thirteen obstacles.

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In the saddle of Triton Fontaine, veteran Karim Laghouag, 48, obtained four points after committing a fault. Stéphane Landois also knocked down an obstacle and slightly exceeded the time limit to finish with 4.80 penalty points, exploding with joy on his gelding Chaman Dumontceau to the loud applause of the French public.

Bronze in Tokyo

Gold medallist in the team eventing competition in Athens in 2004 and Rio in 2016, France had won bronze in Tokyo in 2021. The top 25 riders in the overall ranking will compete for individual medals starting at 3 p.m. in the final show jumping event.

Stéphane Landois (9th overall with 31.60 points), Karim Lagouhag (14th with 33.60 points) and Nicolas Touzaint (20th with 38.40 points) will take part. German Michael Jung (21.80 points), Olympic champion in London and Rio, leads this ranking ahead of Australian Christopher Burton (22.40 points) and British Laura Collett (23.10 points).