Great Britain’s Joe Choong has won the men’s modern pentathlon at Tokyo Stadium.
The 26-year-old was in joint first after Thursday’s fencing and finished third in the 200 metres freestyle swim for a points total of 571.
It is the first-ever Olympic medal for Britain’s men in modern pentathlon.
Team GB tweeted: “Choong also becomes the first British male to win an individual Olympic medal in the modern pentathlon.”
.@JoeChoongy wins the modern pentathlon to make it a golden double for #TeamGB
Choong also becomes the first British male to win an individual Olympic medal in the modern pentathlon#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/RLzQ4MO9OX
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