bronze for the women in their sprint relay. dan roan watched all the action. one of the olympics toughest and most curious events, the modern pentathlon features a variety of disciplines. sitting sixth after the fencing round, britain s kate french stayed in contention during the swimming and then excelled at the showjumping, with competitors asked to rise a horse selected at random and givenjust 20 minutes to become familiar with the animal. with that scuppering some rivals chances, french sealed victory in the final round, a combination of running and shooting, becoming briton s second olympic champion in the event. kate french, the new olympic champion here at tokyo 2021. i don t know whatjust happened, i can t really believe it right now. i knew i could do it if i focused on my shooting and ran as hard as i could.
the madison s first female olympic champions, and perhaps ourfirst sight of dame laura kenny. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. team gb s athletes on the track have had a good day. laura muir won silver in the 1500 metres, and there a silver in the men s 4x100 metre relay, with britian losing out in a photo finish to italy. and there was a bronze medal for the women in their sprint relay. our sports editor, dan roan, watched all the action, begining with team gb s kate french, who took gold in the modern pentathlon. one of the olympics toughest and most curious events, the modern pentathlon features a variety of disciplines. sitting sixth after the fencing round, britain s kate french stayed in contention during the swimming and then excelled at the showjumping, with competitors asked to rise a horse selected at random and givenjust to rise a horse selected at random
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