A complete change of atmosphere for the final phase of the 3×3 tournament. After the over-air conditioning of the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, it is now the sun and the heat that welcome us at Place de la Concorde.
Nothing to bother them about The Netherlandswho easily won (20-9) the first semi-final of the men's table. Worthy De Jong (8 points) was unstoppable for the Lithuanianot mobile enough on his side to keep up the pace.
But who will join them? Latvia, the reigning Olympic champion and irresistible in the group stage, is logically the favourite but Lucas Dussoulier is still on cloud nine to respond to Karlis Lasmanis. The Latvians take the lead but the Blues hang on and move ahead at 8-7, with Timothé Vergiat warming up the crowd.
After Serbia, Latvia…
The Blois leader continues his festival and France begins to take a little break. The Blues leave a few layups to the Latvians, but their shots continue to go in to stay ahead in the score.
At 19-14, Jules Rambaut slams a huge dunk and, after an offensive rebound and then a foul, he has the match ball in hand at the free throws. He converts the first and the Blues achieve a new monumental feat (21-14).
Lucas Dussoulier, Jules Rambaut, Frank Seguela and Timothé Vergiat will compete in the final for the gold medal against the Netherlands. You can follow it from 10:00 p.m.!
. Our 3×3 Blues take out the reigning Olympic champions and qualify for the final. Monstrous guys! #Paris2024 and the French performances can be followed in full on Eurosport via Max, Canal+ and our other partners pic.twitter.com/3PPlvmt2xl
— Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) August 5, 2024
