Last update on. From the section OlympicsJoe Choong won the gold medal in the men's modern pentathlon, securing an Olympic double for Great Britain. Kate French was victorious in the women's.To become the first British man in Tokyo, the 26-year old kept his cool during the last laser run.He ran to the finish ahead Ahmed Elgendy from Egypt, who came through from 13th place to win silver."I have always wanted to be the best in this world." Choong stated that this is literally a reality."I pulled myself together, and this time it was a success."Briton started off well, placing joint first in fencing and third in 200m freestyle swimming.Choong won the bonus fencing round, and went into the fourth event equestrian. He was 19 points ahead of Jung Jin-hwa from South Korea.Clntino was the horse French had ridden Friday to Olympic gold. He did draw Clntino and, even though he had 14 faults it was enough for him to take a 12-second advantage over Jung heading into the final laser run event. This 3,200-metre race is punctuated with four shooting stages.Jung and Jun Woong-tae, a compatriot of Jung, closed the gap to eight seconds following the first lap. Choong struggled in his first shoot but Elgendy was to be the real threat to gold.Choong was briefly surpassed by the Egyptian with 800m to go, but Choong said that he had paced himself to ensure that he didn't lose his lead. Choong pulled clear in the 200 metres to cross first.Choong finishes in 10th place at Rio 2016 and becomes the first British pentathlete to win individual gold at the Olympic Games.
