Ahmad El-Gendy secured the first gold medal for Egypt at the Paris Olympic Games 2024, claiming the modern pentathlon title at the Palace of Versailles on Saturday. El-Gendy – the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, set a new world record score of 1,555 points.
The Japanese Taisho Sato came in second place with 1,542 points, and the bronze went to the Italian Giorgio Malan – 1,536 points.
Source: Kuwait News Agency