2024 Olympic Games in Paris: 226 qualifying participants, 16 teams, 35 medalists aged 14 to 42 years… Tricolor numbers at the Games

There is only a month left before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and the main participants of the event – the athletes – are already beginning to be recognized. However, there are still a lot of qualifying tickets at stake and the French team will be much larger than it is now. In Tokyo, 403 tricolors took part in the competition, winning 33 medals. This year, due to their host nation status, there will be between 550 and 600. Quick update on numbers a month before the Olympics begin.

226

226 names are already known. All these athletes have received a nominal quota to participate in events in the capital, be it through qualifying tournaments, rankings established based on the latest results or minimums achieved in recent months. Other athletes should soon follow, especially in athletics, where many have achieved expected results but are still waiting for their qualifications to be formalized.

105

Among these 226 athletes, 105 are women. In particular, this is boxer Estelle Mossely, Olympic champion in Rio in 2016, judoka Clarissa Agbenenou, who twice won gold in Tokyo, or pentathlete Elodie Clouvel, who won silver in Brazil. They will be accompanied by several Olympic debutants such as surfer Vahin Fierro, tennis player Diane Parry and taekwondo player Magda Wit-Henin.

111

There are now slightly more men: 111. Florent Manaudou, a four-time Olympic medalist since London 2012, will be one of the leaders of this men’s delegation, as will Teddy Riner with his three titles and Tokyo Olympic champion Romain Canonne. As among the women, there will be many newcomers, in particular the Lebrun brothers, weightlifter Romain Imaduchen or the Popov brothers in badminton.

16

Apart from these 226 athletes, 16 teams earned their prized berth to the Olympic Games mainly due to their status as the host nation as well as their performances. This is especially true for the French 3×3 basketball teams, which shone on the courts. Women’s and men’s teams in basketball, football, handball, field hockey, rugby sevens, volleyball and water polo will also be represented. The lists of players are expected and they will join the general squad of the French national team.

thirty

Currently, swimming is the most represented sport: 30 athletes (14 women and 16 men) practice here. The French Championships, held in Chartres from June 16 to 21, were judged and swimmers had to meet a deadline to compete in the La Défense Arena pool in July. Of these, 30 succeeded. 17 people will take part in the individual competition, including Leon Marchand, Florent Manaudoux and Charlotte Bonnet. The rest will compete in relay races.

35

100 members of the current French team have already participated in the Olympic Games, of which 35 became medalists. They include sailing specialist Charlene Picon (gold in Rio, silver in Tokyo), shooter Jean Kikwampua (silver in Rio, gold in Tokyo), boxer Sofiane Umiha (silver in Rio) and judoka Madeleine Malonga (gold and silver in Tokyo). Tokyo). Potential new medalists who will take the country to the top of the medal table in Paris.

14

The youngest member of the current delegation is only 14 years old. Qualified for the park’s skateboarding competition, Louise-Aina Tabouleh, born in 2010, will be one of the attractions of these Olympic Games. Thus, 20th in the Olympic qualifying series in Budapest, the teenager will have the opportunity to prove himself at the Place de la Concorde.

42

At 42 years old, after three Olympic appearances and a silver medal in the K-1 200m in Rio, Maxime Beaumont will also have the opportunity to shine in front of his audience. The Boulogne-sur-Mer native is currently the senior member of the French team and will compete in the 1000m individual race in Vers-sur-Marne this summer.