Australian McEvoy wins men's 50 freestyle gold

PARIS : Australia's Cameron McEvoy took his first Olympic gold medal when he won the men's 50 metres freestyle at the Paris Games on Friday.

Britain's Ben Proud took the silver medal, and France's Florent Manaudou the bronze - 12 years after he won gold at London 2012.

Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel of the United States finished sixth.

McEvoy is the first Australian man to win the shortest distance on the programme.