Jemima Montag has made history by winning bronze in the women's 20km race walk at the Paris Olympics, marking Australia’s first athletics medal at these Games. She finished with a time of 1:26:25, breaking her own national record, and was just six seconds behind the silver medalist, Spain's Maria Perez. Montag's performance comes after her sixth-place finish at the Tokyo Games, and she is only the second Australian to medal in this event, following Jane Saville's bronze in 2004. The gold medal was claimed by China's Jiayu Yang, who finished in 1:22:54. Montag, alongside fellow Australians Rebecca Henderson, Declan Tingay, and Rhydian Cowley, will compete in the mixed marathon race walk relay. Earlier, Ecuador's Brian Pintado won the men's 20km walk, making it a competitive day for Australian walkers in the events held near the Eiffel Tower.