Olivia Green and Joe Choong continued Great Britain’s astounding return to international action with a second gold medal of the modern pentathlon World Cup in Budapest.
Kate French and Jo Muir secured gold and silver respectively earlier in the week with Green and Choong following up with their own golden moment in the mixed relay.
The British pair kept their heads despite the pressure of Hungary’s Sarolta Simon and Balazs Szep, with the home pair constantly on their tail in the final laser run.
The win marks Green’s first honours at senior level while Rio 2016 Olympian Choong responded to a men’s individual performance that he admitted was under par.
“I had some things to work out in my mind after the men's final, especially in fencing,” he said. “Today wasn't perfect but it was a good step in the right direction.
“I knew on the last lap that I had a good sprint finish, and I was actually willing to let [Szep] take the pace, but he didn't overtake me and I knew I would have enough left for the home straight."
Choong came out with a point to prove as he and Green enjoyed a perfect start to the day, with their swimming time of 1:52.75 comfortably the fastest of the morning.
That saw them take a lead into the fencing hall, with a solid record of 14 wins and 12 defeats keeping them on the provisional podium following two of the five events.
One event later and the two were right in the mix for gold.
Green and Choong both went clear in riding and picked up just 13 time penalties to win the event with 287 points, putting them just one second behind Hungary ahead of the combined laser run event.
The pairs were within five seconds of each other throughout their two circuits, with Green eking out a narrow yet vital lead as she handed over to her partner.
Choong was under enormous pressure but isn’t world No.1 for nothing, keeping his composure despite Szep closing the gap at the shooting range.
Eventually the pace was too much for the Hungarian to close the distance, with the British pair coming home for a second gold medal of the World Cup.
And for Green, the differences between junior and senior level modern pentathlon were clear for all to see.
“It feels great. We've been training hard for the past few months and it's starting to pay off and I'm very excited,” said Green.
"It [the difference in standard] is mad – especially the fencing, which is on another level.
“And in the Laser Run you just can't afford to miss a shot. I used to be able to catch people with my run but not at this level."