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Modern Pentathlon
Oktawia Nowacka (POL) has won the Women's Fencing event in Modern Pentathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and is the overall leader after two events.
Nowacka (POL) won the final bout of the Fencing Bonus Round to top up her impressive score from yesterday's Ranking Round. After two events she leads the competition with 554 points ahead of second-placed Elodie Clouvel (FRA, 542) and third-placed Alice Sotero (ITA, 524).
Modern Pentathlon
Oktawia Nowacka (POL) maintained her 12-point lead during the Riding competition and will start the Combined Event first as the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon draws towards a thrilling conclusion at Deodoro Stadium, where IOC President Dr Thomas Bach is among the audience.
Modern Pentathlon
Modern Pentathlon has a new Olympic champion after a stunning victory by Chloe Esposito of Australia at Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Esposito (AUS) started the Combined Event in 4th place and overtook the top three with a superb exhibition of composure and stamina - in a new Olympic record score of 1372. Elodie Clouvel of France also reined in the leader, Oktawia Nowacka (POL), to claim silver and Nowacka (POL) held on to win a hard-earned bronze.
Modern Pentathlon
Until today Modern Pentathlon was one of the few Olympic sports where success had eluded Australia.
Now, not only does Australia have an Olympic medallist, it has a bona fide superstar in the shape of Chloe Esposito, a true sporting all-rounder in the grand tradition of one of Australia's most cherished sports, cricket.
Esposito's victory was an extraordinary end to an extraordinary day. On her face there was a mixture of elation and exhaustion when she faced the press wearing her Olympic gold medal.
Modern Pentathlon
Modern Pentathlon is a sport that tests the mind and body to the limit, enforcing a change in mindset five times a day.
So how does the brain work as the pentathletes switch from discipline to discipline, and how do they stay in control?
We asked Margaux Isaksen of the USA, who finished 4th at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and Arthur Lanigan O’Keeffe of Ireland, the 2015 European champion, what goes through their mind and how they control their body during this energy-sapping, mentally-draining event.
Modern Pentathlon
There was never an Olympic champion who didn’t work hard. It is the degree of hard work that separates the podium from the pack, and defines the colour of the medal.
Chloe Esposito (AUS) is renowned for her relentless training regime and there can be no greater vindication of hard work than the ultimate prize of Olympic gold.
Modern Pentathlon
Another Olympic record was broken at Rio 2016 when James Cooke (GBR) won the Men's Swimming event at the Deodoro Aquatics Center.
Cooke (GBR) defeated Amro Elgeziry (EGY) in the final heat and in the process robbed him of his Olympic record. Cooke's new mark is 1min 55.60secs and Elgeziry was very close behind in 1:55.80, just slower than his 2008 record of 1:55.70. Joseph Choong (GBR) was third-fastest in 1:58.50.
Modern Pentathlon
Alexander Lesun (RUS) has won the Men's Fencing event in Modern Pentathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and is the overall leader after two events.
Lesun (RUS) lost the final bout of the Fencing Bonus Round to Patrick Dogue (GER) but he had already broken the Olympic record in Thursday's Ranking Round. With a Fencing score of 268 he leads the competition with 592 points ahead of two athletes tied for second on 569: Omar Elgeziry (EGY) and Joseph Choong (GBR).
Modern Pentathlon
Alexander Lesun (RUS) saw his advantage reduced but he remained in the lead heading into the Men's Combined Event in Modern Pentathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Lesun (RUS) incurred 21 penalty points in Riding for an overall score of 871 that gave fresh hope to the rest of the field. Joseph Choong (GBR) will start 2nd with a 9-second handicap and Amro Elgeziry (EGY) will be a further 10 seconds behind.
Modern Pentathlon
Alexander Lesun (RUS) is the 2016 Olympic Modern Pentathlon champion after setting a new Olympic record of 1479 points with a consistently strong and unflappable performance throughout the Men's event.
Lesun (RUS) went into the Combined Event with a nine-second lead and ended up winning by seven seconds from silver medallist Pavlo Tymoshchenko (UKR). Ismael Hernandez Uscanga (MEX) won a sprint to the line to claim bronze ahead of 4th-placed Valentin Prades (FRA) and 5th-placed Riccardo de Luca (ITA).