Olympics | Marchand wins men's 200m individual medley gold at Paris Games (updated)

PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Local hero Leon Marchand clinched his fourth gold medal of the Paris Olympics by winning the men's 200m individual medley final here on Friday.

The 22-year-old set a new Olympic record of 1 minute, 54.06 to finish more than a second ahead of Britain's Duncan Scott, who took silver.

Defending champion Wang Shun of China claimed bronze, almost two seconds off the pace.

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