France's Marchand wins 200 IM world title for third gold / Photo: François-Xavier MARIT - AFP
-
Airbus pushes ahead with future single-aisle jet, hydrogen plane
-
French lawmakers set to ban social media for under-15s in European first
-
Stocks rise despite climbing oil prices
-
UK PM Burnham unveils energy tax cut, tells ministers to cut living costs
-
UNAIDS chief calls for 'radical change' in Africa amid aid cuts
-
Pharma heavyweights clash over anti-obesity drug ads
-
EU cancels subsidy to Venice Biennale over Russia presence
-
Hungary raids Orban's Fidesz party servers in graft probe
-
Heavy rain dampens search for dozens missing in Afghanistan flood
-
General Motors lifts 2026 outlook despite hit from electric retreat
-
Argentina represented themselves in 'best possible way' at World Cup: Fernandez
-
Uproar in France over reintroduction of bee-harming pesticides
-
Philippines, China summon ambassadors over clash in disputed waters
-
Kuwaitis ration electricity as Iran hits power grid
-
'White elephant': Colombia's anti-corruption activist turned senator
-
Former Man Utd boss Ferguson salutes old rival Keegan
-
Stock markets, oil prices climb
-
UK PM Burnham's new cabinet to meet as he announces tax cut
-
South Africa's anti-migrant unrest sparks smalltown suspicion, fear
-
Former MotoGP champion Quartararo to make Honda switch
-
Tour de France hit by new wave of anti-doping tests
-
Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine's under-fire commander-in-chief
-
Afghans search for dozens missing after devastating flood
-
New UK govt tackles cost of living with energy tax cut
-
Novartis says buoyed by new treatments in second quarter
-
China summons Philippine ambassador over clash in disputed waters
-
Great Barrier Reef at risk of 'collapse', scientists warn
-
Panama, China renew maritime port agreement
-
India's 'Cockroach' movement vows to protest until education minister resigns
-
De Gaulle returns to unite the French -- at the cinema
-
South Korea president urges regulator action on leveraged stock funds
-
North Korea reaffirms support for Moscow over Ukraine
-
For Ukraine's drones, names are part of the battle
-
South China Sea rivalry looms over ASEAN meeting
-
Countries move to ban social media for children
-
Arrogance or pride? Argentina grapples with World Cup villain label
-
Asia stocks up as chip stocks recover, oil eases
-
Fires in Brazil's Amazon dropped to historic low in 2025
-
Desperate Rohingya risk deadly voyages as trafficking surges
-
French youth social media ban meets age check conundrum
-
French lawmakers expected to approve social media ban for under-15s
-
Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump as pressure builds to disarm Hezbollah
-
'All these rashes': chickenpox surges in Gaza camps
-
Red Sox stretch streak to 14 after clinging on to beat Orioles 6-5
-
Australia's Cummins, Hazlewood, Lyon back for Bangladesh Test series
-
Wes Streeting named new UK defence minister
-
Rubio in Philippines as US condemns 'dangerous' China actions
-
Inside Indonesia's slave island: 'I want my children to be free'
-
Unnatural physique turns Evenepoel into a Tour de France contender
-
Thousands welcome home Argentina squad, without Messi, despite World Cup loss
France's Marchand wins 200 IM world title for third gold
France's Leon Marchand won the men's 200m individual medley on Thursday for his third gold medal of swimming's world championships.
Marchand won in a time of 1min, 54.82sec, ahead of British pair Duncan Scott on 1:55.95 and Tom Dean on 1:56.07.
"I feel amazing," Marchand said.
"It's been very big for me. I'm very happy with the time and with the win today."
The result gave Marchand an individual medley gold double, having won the 400m event in stunning fashion on the opening night.
He came home in 4min, 02.50sec to break American great Michael Phelps's 400 IM world record, which had stood since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Marchand followed that up by winning the 200m butterfly on Wednesday night.
"I'm very proud of it," he said.
"I worked very hard for it, so I'm just enjoying it right now."
He decided to drop the 200m breaststroke from his programme in Fukuoka.
Marchand, who is set to be one of the faces of next year’s Paris Olympics, also won both the 200m and 400m IM at last year's world championships in Budapest.
P.Smith--AT