Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Madeleine Malonga officially qualified along with six other athletes

A judoka, four swimmers and two skippers. The French Olympic delegation has added seven athletes to the list of participants in the Olympic Games in Paris (July 26 – August 11). Validation took place in several stages following requests from the French judo, swimming and sailing federations, which were then proposed by the Consultative Olympic Selection Commission (CCSO) and then approved by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF).

Details: this summer, judoka Madeleine Malonga will join the French judo team in the up to 78 kg category. Following an individual silver and mixed team gold in Tokyo 2021, the 30-year-old will compete in her second Olympic Games, having just won the Grand Slam in Antalya, Turkey. The 2019 world champion will try to win gold after losing in the final four years ago. This decision by CNOSF formalizes its selection at the expense of Audrey Choimeo. A distance duel that caused tension between the two judokas.

The first four names of the French swimming delegation have been added to the list of participants for the Paris Games. More precisely, in open water swimming, officially called “marathon swimming”. Among the women, Oceane Cassignol and Caroline Juisse will open the Olympic Games at 23 and 29 years old respectively. Their qualifications have already been recorded since the beginning of February and have just become official.

For the men, the list is completed by Logan Fontaine and Marc-Antoine Olivier, the latter having already competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games. After bronze in Brazil and sixth place in Japan, he hopes to find an Olympic champion. podium. Finally, Lou Berthomier and Tom Murniak will take part in sailing competitions in the Marseille marina. With these seven new names, the French Olympic delegation now includes 60 athletes.