Duncan Scott wins Olympic silver in men’s 200m medley as the Team GB star becomes Scotland’s greatest-ever Olympian with eighth medal – while Leon Marchand collects fourth gold in Paris

Team GB’s Duncan Scott added another Olympic medal to his stunning collection after winning silver in the men’s 200m medley final on Friday evening.

Leon Marchand continued his winning habit by claiming a fourth consecutive gold medal at the Games in front of a raucous home crowd and was just milliseconds short of another world record.

Scott completed the first 100m of the race outside the podium places but rallied going into the second half of the medley and gaining ground on Marchand.

The eventual France champion was clear of the chasing pack following a masterclass in breaststroke to give himself a body length in the final stretch and set a new Olympic record with a time of 1:54:06.

Scott had to hold off the challenge of those around him and did so brilliantly to win an eight Olympic title that moves him ahead of Sir Chris Hoy as Scotland’s greatest Olympian. 

Scott picked up an eighth Olympic medal to become Scotland’s greatest-ever Olympian 

France’s Leon Marchand won his fourth consecutive gold medal at the Games

Friday’s second-place finish means Scott has repeated the feat that he achieved in the Covid-struck Tokyo Olympics four-years previous. 

Scott’s Team GB team-mate Tom Dean – who won gold together in the men’s 4x200m earlier in the week – finished fifth after falling just short of the podium places.

Dean came good in the final 100m following a difficult start and looked to challenge for third at one point before falling agonisingly short behind eventual bronze medallist Wang Shun and fourth-place finisher Carson Foster of USA.

The evening however was all about local hero Marchand who is delivering on his pre-competition image as posterboy of the competition in his home nation. 

A raucous atmosphere inside the temporary swimming venue roared Marchand to a fourth gold, with France president Emmanuel Macron even rising to his feet and celebrating wildly.