Olympics-Swimming-Hungary's Rasovszky wins men's 10km marathon gold


Paris 2024 Olympics - Marathon Swimming - Men's 10km - Alexander III Bridge, Paris, France - August 09, 2024. Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary celebrates after winning gold with silver medallist Oliver Klemet of Germany and bronze medallist David Betlehem of Hungary as the Eiffel Tower is seen. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

PARIS (Reuters) - Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky won the men's 10km marathon swimming gold at the Olympics on Friday, holding off German silver medallist Oliver Klemet in a gruelling slog along the final length of the Seine River.

David Betlehem won bronze for Hungary.

(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Michael Perry)

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