Rhythmic gymnastics: The French show an excellent performance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

After the first round of the individual all-around competition on Friday 9 August, the second part of the competition, this time in teams, took place on Saturday 10 August 2024 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena.

Not the most popular discipline at the Olympics Category GymnasticsRhythmic gymnastics – not to be confused with Artistic gymnastics – requires flexibility, agility and, above all, the ability to use the diverse tools of the discipline. Tires, Ribbons, Balls and even Clubs are part of the difficulty of this discipline, especially in teams of 5, as the discipline is part of the Olympic Games All-around group competition.

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The tension remained high until the end: While China dominated the tableBulgaria had a very good chance of winning the bronze medal, Italy of silver. All cards were left open at the last moment, after the last round of the Israeli athletes, who were crowned Olympic runners-up behind China and ahead of Italy.

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At the end French gymnasts complete 6th place overallwho performed very well and scored a total of 66 points, 3.8 points less than the Chinese, Olympic champion in the discipline for the first time in their history. Since the Sydney Games in 2000, the French had failed to qualify according to the minimum Olympic requirements: for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, they made their comeback with a choreography to a song by Johnny Hallyday, which was particularly appreciated by the audience at the Porte de la Chapelle arena during the qualifications this morning.