French swimmer Léon Marchand wins gold in Euros 400m freestyle

French swimming star Léon Marchand powered to his second gold of the European championships in Saint-Denis, near Paris on Sunday, easing to victory in the 400m freestyle, an event he rarely races. Clocking 3min 43.14sec, he won by a margin of 1.32 seconds over Hungary's Oliver Papai. The bronze went to Germany's Lukas Martens, the world record holder. Four-time Olympic champion Marchand had already won gold in the 200m butterfly final and had been the fourth-fastest qualifier in the 400m freestyle heats earlier Sunday. Read moreFrench swimmer Marchand wins first Euros gold as Germany's Liebmann breaks 1500m free world record Marchand was one of the stars of the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning gold in the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke, as well as the 200m individual medley and the 400m medley. He also took a bronze in the 4x100m medley relay. The 24-year-old is racing a reduced schedule at the Europeans as he continues to recover from a thigh injury. Earlier, Hungarian Hubert Kos won the men's 200m individual medley title in the absence of Marchand for his third gold of the championships. Kos completed the four-length race in 1:54.24 for his third gold in Paris after the 200m ba...