GB already within medals target range but can they find gold flourish in Paris?
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Great Britain have already passed the minimum Olympic medals threshold set by UK Sport but their gold rush has dried up a little this week. Athletics Two-time world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson is seeking her first Olympic medal and is well-poised after day one of the heptathlon holding a 48-point lead over arch rival Nafissatou Thiam, who is seeking a hat-trick of successive Olympic triumphs. Sport climbing Toby Roberts and Hamish McArthur are in the mix to win Great Britain’s first-ever Olympic sports climbing medals. Modern pentathlon Joe Choong is the defending men’s champion but a poor fencing round on Thursday has significantly dented his gold medal chances this time around.
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