GB's Hall & Hull remain out of contention as Metraux leads

Great Britain's struggles continued successful nan women's Olympic play arsenic Morgane Metraux took a one-shot lead aft nan 2nd information astatine Le Golf National.

Georgia Hall is highest placed successful a necktie for 36th, but sits connected four-over par aft shooting a two-over 74 successful nan 2nd information connected Thursday.

Charley Hull is tied successful 52nd spot aft an improved capacity connected nan 2nd day, shooting a information of 1 under.

However, nan harm of nan opening time intends nan 28-year-old is 8 complete and good retired of badge contention.

There is nary trim successful nan event, truthful some will proceed into nan play wherever Switzerland's Metraux will look to stay successful command.

The 27-year-old from Lausanne took nan halfway lead aft an awesome front-nine of 28 successful a six-under 66, taking her to 8 nether for nan tournament.

China's Yin Ruoning is conscionable 1 changeable down aft a bogey-free 65, while overnight leader and location favourite Celine Boutier fell backmost to associated sixth pinch a four-over 76.

American Nelly Korda's Olympic play title defence suffered a setback, pinch nan world number 1 making a quadruple bogey precocious successful her 2nd information to driblet six shots adrift of nan lead successful a necktie for 12th spot connected two-under par.

New Zealand's Lydia Ko, who is nan only golfer to triumph aggregate Olympic individual medals, boosted her hopes of completing nan group pinch a 67 to scope five-under overall, putting her successful 3rd place.