Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the men's marathon on Saturday and set a new Olympic record, clocking in at a time of 2hr 06min 26sec. As the United States and China remain tied for first place, with 33 gold medals apiece, France, armed with star basketballer Victor Wembanyama, prepared to go head to head with the US's NBA all-star team led by LeBron James and Stephen Curry.
