A day after, Leonardo joined the Polish superstar in making history at the Olympic Games, also winning Indonesia their first gold at Paris 2024.

The thrilling nature of this elimination round saw Watson miss out on the final after losing in the semis, only to then claim the bronze after a beat.

Leonardo almost matched that time with a, just 0.

02 seconds faster than Wu of the People’s Republic of China, who finished with silver.

'I feel so amazing.

This was always my dream, and today I made my dream come true,' said a visibly elated Leonardo.

'All of Indonesia is proud of this gold medal.

' After qualifying on Tuesday, just in the pursuit for the first-ever men’s Speed gold medal at the Olympics.

That allowed Speed specialists to take center stage, with Watson up first and knocking out with a time of 5.

03 to 5.

65.

A scintillating second quarter-final saw world number two Wu by just 0.

002 seconds – 4.

995 vs 4.

997.

Leonardo, a previous world record holder, then went quickest (4.

88) in the quarters when sending the home hope (5.

26) packing, with the Frenchman also retiring from the sport after this event.

Alipour, another former world record holder, then produced a great display to complete the semi-final line-up when beating.

Fighting for a place in the gold medal race, Watson versus Wu looked too difficult to call ahead of their showdown.

Watson had snuck ahead, but Wu took advantage of the slightest of stumbles from the American to reach the final with a 4.

85 to Watson’s 4.

93.

Their times were sublime, and a sign of how quickly Speed climbing has improved in recent years, and in the second semi-final both competitors went even quicker.

And it then got even quicker.

In the scrap for bronze, Watson put behind his disappointment to, just 0.

01 seconds faster than his previous best set on Tuesday, to beat Alipour.

The showpiece then fittingly saw the quickest race of the entire finals, with Leonardo slapping the board just 0.

02 seconds before rival Wu to become the first Indonesian to stand on the top podium at Paris 2024.