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.