Paris Olympics live updates: Track & field schedule Friday, breaking, medal count

The 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday features more than 40 medal events, including the men’s soccer gold medal match between France and Spain , the women’s beach volleyball gold medal match between Brazil and Canada, gold medal battles in women’s breaking , and the women’s soccer bronze medal match between Germany and Spain.

The Olympic track and field schedule is packed with eight medal events, including the men’s and women’s 4x100-meter relays and the women’s shot put. The U.S. men’s 4x100m relay team will attempt to win gold without Noah Lyles , while Chase Jackson (nee Ealy) is the favorite in the women’s shot put.

Elsewhere, the U.S. women’s basketball team is in action against Australia in a semifinal matchup .

Twenty-one different sports in total are in action, and USA TODAY Sports will bring you live results, medal count , highlights, and more throughout the day. Follow along.

USA track and field announces 4x100 relay team

SAINT-DENIS, France – USA track and field announced the men’s relay team roughly 30 minutes before the 4x100 final.

The U.S. relay order will be Christian Coleman, Kenny Bednarek, Kyree King and Fred Kerley. The four men will try to get Team USA’s first Olympic medal in the 4x100 relay since the 2004 Athens Games.

Poor baton passes have plagued the team at recent Olympics. — Tyler Dragon

USA women's basketball to play for eighth consecutive gold medal

PARIS — The U.S. women’s basketball team will play for an unprecedented eighth gold medal.

After crushing Australia 85-64 in a game that felt like a blowout from the jump, Team USA will meet either host country France or Belgium in the gold medal game Sunday.

The Americans were led again by Breanna Stewart, who finished with 16 points, while Jackie Young scored 13 in her second start, and A’ja Wilson had 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Kahleah Copper, who hasn’t got off the bench much, scored 11 points in a reserve role. — Lindsay Schnell

Breaking knockout battles set

The field for the gold-medal bracket in women's breaking is officially set. China and Japan will each have two B-Girls in the eight-woman final later today, while France, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Ukraine will have one apiece.

B-Girl Ami of Japan and B-Girl India of the Netherlands was the only breakers to win all six of their rounds in the round-robin stage, while B-Girl Nicka of Lithuania won five of her six.

Team USA will miss out on the podium in breaking after both of its B-Girls, Sunny and Logistx, failed to advance past the round-robin stage. — Chris Bumbaca, Tom Schad

Spain storms out to big lead vs. host France

Spain responded to France’s early lead with three goals of their own in a span of 10 minutes to take a 3-1 lead in the men's gold medal game.

Fermín López scored twice (18’ and 25’), and a free kick by Álex Baena (28’) helped Spain respond emphatically after France’s Enzo Millot gave the home side a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. — Safid Deen

US men's volleyball team wins bronze medal

PARIS – The United States men's volleyball team beat Italy on Friday at South Paris Arena to secure the bronze medal and polish off a solid showing at the Paris Olympic Games .

It's the second bronze in the past three Olympics for the U.S. men's team, which successfully rebounded three years after failing to advance out of the group stage at the Tokyo Olympics. Most of a veteran U.S. team was back from that previous Olympics, including coach John Speraw.

On Friday, the U.S. won two tight opening sets and ended up with a 25-23, 30-28, 26-24 victory. Each team had set points in the second before the Americans were able to pull it out. — Gentry Estes

Halftime: USA 45, Australia 27

Jackie Young continues her scoring tear, totaling 10 points the first half as the Americans head into halftime with an 18-point lead in the women's semifinal match . Breanna Stewart has a team-high 11 and A’ja Wilson has four points with four blocks. The U.S. has held Australia to 33% from the field while shooting 56% itself, including 44% from 3. The Americans have also grabbed seven steals already, and turned the ball over just five times in 20 minutes (sloppy play had been an issue through the U.S.’s first four games). — Lindsay Schnell

Rose Zhang ends third round with a bang

Rose Zhang closed out a strong "Moving Day" performance on Friday in grand fashion.

Following a tough double bogey on Hole 15 at Le Golf National that took herself out of a tie for first place, the U.S. golfer ended Round 3 with an eagle on the challenging Par 5 18th hole that put her at 7-under overall and tied for third on the leaderboard heading into Saturday's final round.

At 7-under par, Zhang leads all Team USA members in the tournament, including reigning gold medalist and No. 1 golfer in the world Nelly Korda, who is three strokes back from Zhang at 4-under par and tied for seventh. — John Leuzzi

Men's gold medal soccer game: Live updates

Will France win the gold medal in men’s soccer as the 2024 Paris Olympics hosts?

Or will Spain bring home the gold after failing to do so in the last Olympic final?

France and Spain will compete in the Olympic men’s soccer final on Friday, kicking off at noon ET, at Parc des Princes in Paris.

Both countries hope to win their second gold medal in the sport. Follow along .

Breaking's Olympic debut: Live updates

PARIS — Breaking — more commonly called breakdancing — is making its Olympic debut here at the 2024 Paris Games . The competition opens with the B-Girls, and medals will be decided by the end of the day today.

The competition starts with a round-robin tournament, four groups of four breakers, with each one going two rounds against the other three in their group. From there, the top two B-Girls in each group — as determined by who won the most rounds — will advance to the quarterfinals. The quarters, semis and finals will all be three rounds in a traditional bracket style.

USA TODAY Sports is bringing you everything you need to know, live updates and highlights as the competition unfolds. Follow along .

U.S. women's basketball team vs. Australia. Live updates

PARIS — The U.S. women's basketball team is playing Australia in the semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics . A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart are leading the Americans as they chase their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal, which would also be Diana Taurasi's sixth gold, most ever for a basketball player.

USA TODAY Sports is bringing you live updates, highlights and analysis throughout the game. Follow along .

USA loses to Serbia in men's water polo, will play for bronze

NANTERRE, France — Team USA men’s water polo got on the board first, but Serbia quickly took the lead and never looked back, winning the semifinal match, 10-6, at Paris La Défense Arena.

Nikola Dedovic had a match-high of four goals on five shots for Serbia, the two-time defending Olympic gold medalists, while Marko Vavic led Team USA with two goals on three shots. American goalkeeper Adrian Weinberg saved 60 percent of the shots against him.

"Overall, all the numbers − if you look right now and what's happened during the games − are going on our side, but to win the game on this level, you need to score," Team USA coach Dejan Udovičić said.

Team USA’s biggest downfall was not being able to capitalize off more exclusions than Serbia. When they were up a man, the Americans went 5-for-14 while the Serbians were 7-for-8 with a man advantage.

"That was definitely the deciding factor for sure," Team USA captain Ben Hallock said. "That's the difference right there if you score three or four more."

Team USA will take on the loser in the Hungary-Croatia semifinal (Friday, 1:35 p.m. ET) on Sunday at 4:35 a.m. ET for bronze, playing for their first Olympic medal since 2008. Serbia will play the winner of the other semifinal for gold Sunday at 8 a.m. ET. — Michelle Martinelli

USA’s Logan Edra wins first battle

Logan Edra, known as "B-Girl Logistx," brought it. She won all nine votes in each round of her first battle against an Australian competitor, Rachael "B-Girl Raygun" Gunn. Logistx knew she had it in the bag and made the Vince Carter "it’s over" throat slash at the conclusion of the second round.

Nikki Hiltz, US track Olympian, embraces 'superpower' of being queer

Nikki Hiltz – who identifies as transgender/non-binary and uses "they/them" pronouns – will be the first trans/non-binary person to participate in a track and field final at the Olympics on Saturday during the women’s 1,500-meter run.

"I know I’m the first, but I’m definitely not the last," Hiltz said. "So I hope I can make it a little bit easier for the next non-binary person to come after me."

On Thursday, during the second semifinal of the 1,500. Hiltz finished third in their heat with a time of 3:56.17.

"I feel like I have a superpower being queer out there. I really do," Hiltz said. "I feel like no matter what, before the gun goes off, that I am loved and supported. That just allows me to run free."

Hiltz publicly came out on March 31, 2021, Transgender Visibility Day, via an emotional Instagram post .

In accordance with Olympic guidelines, Hiltz does not receive any gender-affirming care, such as testosterone injections. — Chris Bumbaca

Katie Ledecky attends women's golf competition

American swimming star Katie Ledecky attended Friday's third round of the Olympic women's golf competition at Le Golf National, supporting an old college friend and meeting the three USA players in the field.

Ledecky attended Stanford with golfer Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland.

"I've known Albane since 2016," Ledecky said via the Olympic Information Service. "She is the main reason I came out, but I also met (USA golfer) Nelly Korda on the way in today, and I know she came to the swimming last week and cheered me on."

Four-time Olympian Ledecky won two gold medals and a silver and bronze in the Paris Games. Along with rower Nick Mead, will serve as Team USA's flag bearer in Sunday's closing ceremony .

She said she has attended U.S. men's and women's basketball games this week. In addition to Korda, Ledecky also met USA's Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang at the golf course.

"This is my first Olympics where I've got to go to other sports," Ledecky said. "It's been a whirlwind few days, but since I am done competing, I don't mind the lack of sleep and the walking and traveling to all the events." — Gentry Estes

Wrestler Kyle Dake advances to semis at 74kg

Kyle Dake will have a chance to add another medal to his collection.

Dake, a bronze medalist in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, advanced to the semifinal round at 74 kilograms in morning wrestling action Friday at Champ-de-Mars Arena.

Dake outpointed Venezuela's Anthony Jose Montero Chirinos and Iran's Yones Emamichoghaei a combined 21-1 in his two matches.

He faces Japan’s Daichi Takatani, who won his matches a combined 20-0, in the semifinals Friday evening.

Two other Americans lost in morning action Friday. Kayla Miracle beat Turkey's Nesrin Bas in her first match before falling to Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyz in the quarterfinals at 62 kilograms, and Mason Parris lost to Mongolia's Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur in the quarterfinals at 128 kilograms. — Dave Birkett

Quincy Wilson 'wasn't 100% myself' during Olympics debut

SAINT-DENIS, France — High school phenom Quincy Wilson wasn't at his best in his highly-anticipated Olympics debut.

Wilson was sluggish as he raced around the track on the first leg as the U.S. men’s 4x400 relay team finish third in the first round of the relay. The 16-year-old runner, and youngest U.S. male track and field Olympian ever, ran a 47.30 split to start the race.

"I know I wasn't 100% myself, but my team came out here and did it for me," Wilson said after the relay. "They got me around the track today. My grit and determination got me around the track. I knew I had a great three legs behind me and I know it wasn't just myself today. If it was just myself, we would be in last place. But these guys came out there and gave it their all. From first, all the way to fourth leg, they ran their hearts out." — Tyler Dragon

Egyptian Olympic wrestler arrested for alleged sexual assault

PARIS - French police arrested an Egyptian Olympic wrestler on suspicion of sexual assault in the early hours of Friday outside a cafe he had visited in the French capital, the Paris prosecutors office said.

The wrestler, who was not named, was arrested for allegedly touching the buttocks of another customer at the cafe, prosecutors said in a statement, adding that an investigation had been opened.

A senior official from the Egyptian Olympic delegation said he was unaware of the arrest and unable to comment. — Reuters

Toby Roberts wins men’s boulder-and-lead combined

Great Britain’s Toby Roberts won gold in the men’s boulder-and-lead combined Friday, while Japan’s Sorato Anraku took silver and Austria’s Jakob Schubert took bronze. American Colin Duffy, in second place after a strong showing in boulder, just missed out on medaling with a fourth-place finish in the final standings. — Josh Peter

The part where Tara Davis-Woodhall's husband is crying 😭

NBC cameras captured Hunter Woodhall's reaction as his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold at Thursday in the long jump by leaping 7.1 meters (or more than 23 feet).

It was an emotional moment for both of them . She has said she battled depression and body image issues. She's gone, in her words, "through hell and back."

All three US women advance to final in 100 hurdles

SAINT-DENIS, France — Grace Stark, Alaysha Johnson and Masai Russell all advanced to the final in the women’s 100 hurdles.

Stark won her first-round heat with a time of 12.39, Johnson clocked a 12.34 to win her second-round race and Russell ran a 12.42 to finished second in the third heat.

The top two in each heat, plus the next two fastest times advanced to Saturday’s final. Johnson has the top time going into the gold-medal race. — Tyler Dragon

US 4x400 team advances; Quincy Wilson sluggish in Olympics debut

SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. men’s 4x400 relay team needed a blistering 44.05 from Christopher Bailey to finish third in the first round of the relay.

High school phenom Quincy Wilson had a tough debut. The 16-year-old runner, and youngest U.S. male track and field Olympian ever, ran a 47.30 split to start the race. The U.S. team was in seventh place when Wilson handed the baton off to Vernon Norwood. Norwood ran a 43.60 split to get the team in sixth place. Norwood then handed the baton off to Bryce Deadmon who posted a 44.20 running the third led as he got the U.S. team in fourth. When Bailey got the baton he needed to place at least third to qualify for the final. He was in fourth during the final 100 meters, but his final surge propelled Team USA to the third and final qualifying spot at 2:59.15.

Botswana won the heat, clocking a season-best 2:57.76 and Great Britain finished second with a time of 2:58.88. — Tyler Dragon

U.S. women’s 4x400-relay team easily advances to final

SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. women’s 4x400 relay team advanced to Saturday’s final.

The team consisting of Quanera Hayes, Shamier Little, Aaliyah Butler and Kaylyn Brown had a comfortable win in the opening round.

Little extended the U.S. lead by 15 meters during the second leg, while Butler and Brown maintained the advantage.

The women’s squad crossed the line in 3:21.44 for the round one victory.

Team USA has won gold in the past seven Olympics in the women’s 4x400 relay.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is expected to run in the final. After she won gold in the women’s 200m earlier this week, Gabby Thomas said she also hopes to run in both the 4x400m and 4x100m relay. — Tyler Dragon

Botswana declares half-day holiday to mark first Olympic gold

The president of Botswana declared Friday afternoon a public holiday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo taking the country's first Olympic gold medal by winning the 200m in Paris on Thursday.

Tebogo triumphed over U.S. sprinters Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles to claim Africa's first 200m title and become the fifth-fastest man in history over the distance.

The 21-year-old ran in spikes bearing his mother's date of birth, saying he carried her with him , in a tribute after she passed away in May. — Reuters

South Korea's Kim Ye-ji, silver medalist in pistol shooting, collapses during press conference

South Korean Olympic silver medalist pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose cool demeanor and appearance when competing at the Paris Games made her a social media sensation, collapsed at a news conference on Friday, apparently due to stress and exhaustion.

Kim was speaking at the event in Imsil, the county that she represented for seven years in the southern part of South Korea, when she collapsed, a county official said by telephone. Kim regained consciousness and was taken to hospital, he said.

The 31-year-old did not receive CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) as some media reported, the official said.

Kim would stay in hospital for observation until she had recovered fully, he said, adding she was likely suffering exhaustion after participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics. — Reuters

Olympics schedule today

Here are some Olympic schedule highlights for Friday. Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds in Paris.

(All times Eastern)

• Track and field prelims and semifinal rounds start at 4:05 a.m. The evening session is nothing but finals, eight medal events in all. It opens with the women’s 4x100m relay at 1:30 p.m. NBC is airing the evening session. USA Network is airing the morning session.
• The men’s soccer gold medal match is between France and Spain at noon (USA Network).
• Women’s soccer features the bronze medal match between Spain and Germany at 9 a.m. (USA Network).
• Women’s basketball holds two semifinal games today , the U.S. against Australia at 11:30 a.m. (NBC) and Belgium vs. France at 3 p.m. USA Network is airing both games.
• Breaking makes its Olympic debut with qualifying (10 a.m., quarterfinals (2 p.m.), semifinals (2:45 p.m.) and finals (3:15 p.m.) for the B-girls. E! is airing all the rounds.
• Women’s beach volleyball holds the bronze (Australia vs. Switzerland) and gold medal (Brazil vs. Canada) matches at 3 p.m. (USA Network) and 4:30 p.m. (NBC), respectively.
• Men’s water polo gets into the semifinal round today, the first between the U.S. and Serbia at 8:35 a.m. (USA Network) and the second between Croatia and Hungary at 1:35 p.m. (USA Network).
• Men’s volleyball holds the bronze medal match between the U.S. and Italy at 10 a.m. (NBC).
• Women’s field hockey has the bronze medal match today between Argentina and Belgium at 8 a.m.
• Other sports in action: Marathon swimming, Taekwondo , golf , diving , rhythmic gymnastics , table tennis , sport climbing , canoe sprint, wrestling , modern pentathlon , track cycling, table tennis , weightlifting , handball and artistic swimming .

How to watch Olympics today

NBC is airing and streaming the Paris Olympics from all angles: Peacock is streaming every sport and event live as it unfolds; NBC, USA Network, CNBC and E! are carrying various live events and replays throughout the day. Here are 6 tips and tricks for getting the most out of Peacock during the Olympics .

Medal count today

Our 2024 Paris Olympics medal count tracker updates after every single medal event.

• Tallying up gold, silver, bronze for each country in Paris
• How many medals has Team USA won?
• Which country has won the most golds?
• How many gold medals does Team USA have so far?

Which U.S. teams are playing at the Olympics today?

(All times Eastern)

• The U.S. women’s golf team opens play with Round 3, which starts at 3 a.m. Tee times for U.S. golfers: Lilia Vu, 5:44 a.m., Nelly Korda, 5:55 a.m., Rose Zhang, 6:06 a.m.. Golf Channel is airing.
• The U.S. men's water polo team plays Serbia in the semifinals at 8:35 a.m. USA Network is airing.
• The U.S. men's volleyball team plays Italy in the bronze medal match at 10 a.m. NBA is airing.
• The U.S. women's basketball team plays Australia in the semifinals at 11:30 a.m. USA Network is airing.

What Olympic medals can be won today?

(All times Eastern)

• Track & field: women’s 4x100m relay (1:30 p.m.) women’s shot put (1:40 p.m.), men’s 4x100 relay (1:45 p.m.) women’s 400m (2 p.m.), men’s triple jump (2:10 p.m.), women’s heptathlon 800m (2:15 p.m.), women’s 10,000m (2:55 p.m.), men’s 400m hurdles (3:45 p.m.) NBC is airing the finals.
• Men’s soccer: Gold match (noon, USA Network)
• Women’s soccer: Bronze match (9 a.m., USA Network)
• Breaking: women’s bronze (3:14 p.m. E!), women’s gold (3:23 p.m., E!)
• Beach volleyball: Women’s bronze (3 p.m., USA Network), women’s gold (4:30 p.m., NBC)
• Boxing: Four medal matches (3:30 p.m. start)
• Table tennis: men’s team bronze (4 a.m.), men’s team gold (9 a.m.)
• Diving: women’s 3m springboard (9 a.m., NBC)
• Sport climbing: men’s boulder & lead (6:28 a.m., E!)
• Rhythmic gymnastics: individual all-around (8:30 a.m.)
• Marathon swimming: men’s 10km (1:30 a.m., USA Network)
• Field hockey: women’s bronze (8 a.m.), women’s gold (2 p.m.)
• Wrestling: Six medal matches (1:30 p.m. start)
• Taekwondo: Six medal matches (2:19 p.m. start time)
• Weightlifting: men’s 89kg (9 a.m.), women’s 71kg (1:30 p.m.)
• Volleyball: men’s bronze (10 a.m.)
• Cycling track: women’s madison (12:09 p.m.), men’s sprint (1:38 p.m.). E! is airing.
• Canoe sprint: women’s canoe double 500m final A (6:50 a.m.), women’s kayak double 500m final A (7:10 a.m.), men’s kayak double 500m final A (7:30 a.m.), men’s canoe single 1,000m final A (7:50 a.m.) All finals on E!

Olympic track and field schedule today

(All times Eastern)

• Women’s heptathlon events: long jump (4:05 a.m.), javelin throw group a (5:20 a.m.), javelin throw group b (6:30 a.m.), 800m (2:15 p.m.)
• Round 1s: women’s 4x400m relay (4:40 a.m.), men’s 4x400 relay (5:05 a.m.)
• Semifinals: men’s 800m (5:30 a.m.), women’s 100m hurdles
• Finals: women’s 4x100m relay (1:30 p.m.), women’s shot put (1:40 p.m.), men’s 4x100m relay (1:45 p.m.), women’s 400m final (2 p.m.), men’s triple jump (2:10 p.m.), women’s 10,000m (2:55 p.m.), men’s 400m hurdles (3:45 pm.)

Olympic track and field today: What to watch

Chase Jackson (nee Ealey) is ranked No. 1 in the world in women’s shot put and a favorite to win her first Olympic medal. She is the first American woman in history to win gold in the event at the world championships. Jackson, from Springfield, Missouri, told Olympics.com she considered retiring after failing to make the Olympic team for Tokyo.

On the track, both the men’s and women’s 4x100 relay finals will be contested.

16-year-old Quincy Wilson to make Olympics debut in 4x400 relay

SAINT-DENIS, France — Quincy Wilson is set to make his Paris Olympics debut.

Wilson received word that he will take part in Team USA’s 4x400 relay team , a person familiar with the situation told USA TODAY Sports . The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to discuss the relay team.

The men’s 4x400 relay begins Friday at 5:05 a.m. ET (11:05 local time).

Team USA will be in the first-round heat of the 4x400 relay. Wilson is expected to run in the opening round. Wilson will become the youngest American male to have ever participated in an Olympic track and field event. — Tyler Dragon

Team USA's options for 4x100m relay if Noah Lyles doesn't run

The end of Noah Lyles' 2024 Paris Olympics campaign means there's an open spot in one track and field event for Team USA.

After taking the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter final , Lyles received medical attention and collapsed into a wheelchair. The runner has a history of asthma, but it was revealed after the race that he tested positive for COV I D-19 and ran the 200m sick. In an Instagram post following the race, Lyles said he believes "this will be the end of my 2024 Olympics."

With Lyles done competing in Paris, there are some questions as to what will happen for Team USA in a race he was expected to compete in: the 4x100-meter relay. — Jordan Mendoza

Olympic beach volleyball today: What to watch

Medals for the women are up for grabs at one of the iconic venues of the Paris Games. Beach volleyball will be held at Eiffel Tower Stadium, a temporary structure built at the Champ de Mers. The women’s gold medal match will be held Friday and the men’s medals decided the following day.

Olympic breaking today: What to watch

The women take the stage for breaking’s debut at the Olympics . Sixteen B-girls will face off, going head-to-head. Grace “Sunny” Choi was the first American woman to earn her spot in the Olympics.

Breaking debut in Olympics raises question: Are breakers artists or athletes?

PARIS — Sport as an expression of art seems like an abstract concept. But take a well-designed goal in soccer or hockey, for example – the angles involved, the creativity required. Suddenly, the two opposites are bridged.

After all, sport, like art, is entertainment. And the newest Olympic sport, breaking, is an ideal example of how two forms of expression, dancing and athletics, are not as dichotomous as people may think.

USA TODAY Sports asked the U.S. Olympic breakers, along with those who have been involved around breaking for decades, whether they saw themselves more as athletes or artists. The easy answer is “both.” The truth lies somewhere along that bridge . — Chris Bumbaca

How USWNT's 'Triple Trouble' are delivering at Olympics

PARIS — The U.S. women's soccer team is in the Olympic final for the first time since 2012, and have a chance to win their first major international tournament since the 2019 World Cup, in large part because of Trinity Rodman , Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson .

A team that couldn’t buy a goal at the 2023 World Cup leads the Olympic tournament with 11, with Rodman, Smith and Swanson each scoring three.

Brazil, which the USWNT faces in Saturday’s final, has only one player with multiple goals, Gabi Portilho, who has scored twice over five games. — Nancy Armour

Olympic wrestling today: What to watch

Kyle Dake qualified for the Olympics after an emotional Trials. Dake learned his father, Doug, had died just a few days before Trials were held in State College, Pennsylvania. Dake, the 2021 Olympic bronze medalist who wrestled collegiately at Cornell, competes at 74 kilograms.

Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary wins men's marathon swimming gold

Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky won the men's 10km marathon swimming gold at the Olympics on Friday, holding off German silver medallist Oliver Klemet in a gruelling slog along the final length of the Seine River.

There was more medal joy for Hungary, with David Betlehem claiming bronze for the nation.

Four swimmers failed to finish the race, while Sweden's Victor Johansson elected not to start citing health concerns about the water quality.

Rasovszky, however, was not to be denied, three years after being beaten for the gold at Tokyo by another German in Florian Wellbrock. The 27-year-old crossed the finish in one hour, 50 minutes and 52.7 seconds, 2.1 seconds ahead of Klemet.

The event went ahead as scheduled with water quality deemed compliant from testing. — Reuters

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