Modern Pentathlon

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Ahmed Elgendy finished with a world record 1,555 points to become the first Egyptian to win the men's modern pentathlon.

The Tokyo 2020 silver-medallist finished 13 points ahead of Japan's Taishu Sato, who took silver with Giorgio Malan of Italy securing bronze.

Great Britain's Joe Choong, the defending champion, finished ninth with 1,519 points having finished 50 points behind Elgendy in the fencing round.

Elgendy's total was four more than the previous world record set by Hungary's Csaba Bohm at the 2024 World Championships.

Earlier, defending champion Kate French and British team-mate Kerenza Bryson comfortably qualified for the women's final on Sunday.

After strong fencing displays on Thursday, Bryson crossed the line first at the end of the laser run with a new Olympic record of 1,402 points.

The 25-year-old, who is a qualified doctor and army reservist, said: "I’m really pleased that the race was executed how I wanted it to be.

"This is my first Games so I’ve not experienced anything like this before. I really felt the energy and was turning it into positivity. It was amazing to be a part of."

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Great Britain's Kerenza Bryson and Kate French have made it through to Sunday's modern pentathlon final.

Bryson finished as the top qualifier in her semi-final with 1402 points, one above Italy's Elena Micheli and Alice Sotero.

French, who won gold in Tokyo three years ago and took a break from the sport in 2023, was three points further back in fifth.

The current European champion, Bryson got off to a perfect start with a clear run in the show jumping with a maximum 300 points.

The British pair were the top two in the fencing bonus round, while Bryson was first across the finish line in the laser run.

The final gets under way at 10:00 BST on Sunday, the final day of the Paris Olympics.

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Great Britain's Joe Choong says he is "sorry" after a disappointing start to the defence of his Olympics modern pentathlon title.

The 29-year-old won gold in Tokyo and there were hopes he could repeat that feat again in Paris.

But he now looks to be out of contention after finishing 29th out of 36 in the fencing ranking round.

"I’m really disappointed with that. I came here with high hopes," Choong told BBC Sport.

"I've had a tough year with some injuries but thought I was in good physical condition, but I really struggled out there."

The top three positions are occupied by Ukraine's Oleksandr Tovkai, Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy and Pavels Svecovs of Latvia.

Choong has previously spoken of his disappointment in girlfriend, and fellow pentathlete, Olivia Green not being selected for the Games and feels this has had an impact on his performance.

"I think one of the problems is there's not been any clarity on that decision-making process. We've not been able to have any sort of reasonable explanation," he added.

"It's really hard to compete well, especially when things start to go badly, and you'’re not generally happy with the set-up.

"I'm just so gutted. I felt a lot of pressure to do it for Liv, for myself, it's felt like a bit of an uphill battle and I'm just really disappointed.

"I'm so sorry for everyone back home - I really hoped I could go and win another medal. I definitely have it in me, but I've just not done it today."