Under a summer sun and in perfect conditions for an athletics competition, the first day of the French Elite Championships, at Lac de Maine in Angers, was perfect.
REVIVE. Live coverage of the first day
The expected favorites left with the national title after nine finals.
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The podiums of the day
Women’s weight: 1. Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba (Club Athlétique Du Roannais) 17.11m; 2. Christine Gavarin (Aiglon du Lamentin) 15.92m; 3. Naomie Wuta (Aulnay): 15.63m.
Women’s hammer: 1. Rose Loga (Athlé Chartres Luce) 70.60m; 2. Alexandra Tavernier (Esa Annecy – Haute-Savoie) 69.50m; 3. Xena Ngomateke (Franconville) 65.12m.
Women’s triple jump: 1. Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta (ES Montgeron) 13.77m; 2. Rouguy Diallo (Nice) 13.69m; 3. Jeanine Assani Issouf (Limoges) 13.59m.
5000m women: 1. Sarah Madeleine (Saint-Gratien) 15’44”88; 2. Aude Clavier (Amiens) 15’57”31; 3. Maelle Porcher (Angoulême) 15’59”35.
10,000 m women’s walk: 1. Ana Delahaie (Stade Bordelais) 45’41”15; 2. Caroline Osmont (As Tourlaville); 3. Elvina Carre (Louhans) 46’59”14.
100m men: 1. Pablo Mateo (Lisses Ac) 10”08; 2. Jeff Erius (Lille Métropole Athlé) 10”11); 3. Dylan Vermont (Saint-Denis) 10”15.
5000m men: 1. Yann Schrub (Sarreguemines) 13’41”38 ; 2. Romain Legendre (Talence) 13’42”71 ; 3. Hugo Hay (Sèvre Bocage AC) 13’45”37.
Men’s Javelin: 1. Lenny Brisseault (Nice) 71.49m; 2. Felise Vahai Sosaia (Jules Garnier Athletic Club) 69.69m; 3. Rémi Conroy (Entente De Haute Alsace) 69.35m.
Men’s high jump: 1. Martin Lefevre (Villeneuve-d’Ascq) and Maxime Dubiez (Franconville) 2.13m (1st attempts); 3. Sébastien Micheau (Sèvre Bocage AC) 2.13m (2nd try).
The French championships continue this Saturday June 29 and Sunday June 30 with, once again, strong individual challenges around the Olympic minimums.
