Basketball and handball players in the semi-finals, Luis Maraval in the 400m hurdles final, Finotte’s European record in the 3000m steeplechase… Relive Day 11 of the Olympic Games

Huge Barsabawin! Although he showed no confidence at Le Bourget, the 39-year-old from Alsace managed to reach the last eight in order to qualify for the speed climbing competition at the Paris Olympics and twice broke his passing record (5”18 then 5”16).

The French climber, who lost his job as technical director of the New Caledonia Federation after a climbing wall in Noumea was torched by thugs in May, did not experience an ideal preparation before the Olympics.

Bassa Mawem, who finished eighth in qualifying, won a duel with ninth-placed Ukrainian Yaroslav Tkach by a narrow margin (5’16 vs. 5’17).

He finished sixth in qualifying. The quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday at 12:28 p.m. Watch out for the new world record set by American Sam Watson in 4’75.