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Jack Snape and Kieran Pender in Paris, with agencies

Jemima Montag scoops Olympic bronze for Australia on morning race walk in Paris

Bronze medallist Australia's Jemima Montag in front of the Eiffel Tower
Bronze medallist Australia's Jemima Montag in front of the Eiffel Tower after the women's 20km race walk at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

Jemima Montag scooted home to win Olympic bronze in the 20km race walk on a scorching morning under the arches of the Eiffel Tower, improving on her sixth-place finish at the Tokyo Games.

The two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist finished strongly and was in striking distance of second-placed Maria Perez, but couldn’t quite catch the Spaniard, finishing just six seconds back. China’s Jiayu Yang took gold, a further 25 seconds up the road.

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