Leon Marchand dethrones Christoph Millac in epic final in the 200-meter butterfly for men at the Olympic swimming tournament in Paris, BTA reported.
The Frenchman "exploded" the audience in the "Defense Arena" with a phenomenal last 50 meters and beat world record holder and Tokyo 2020 champion Milak.
Marchand won a second gold of the home Games after his triumph in the 400m medley.
The hegemon in this discipline, Milak, started confidently and led convincingly after the first half of the distance. After the last turn, the Hungarian fell physically and was overtaken by Marchand, who literally in the last meters took the lead and finished first with a new Olympic record - 1:51.21 minutes.
Milak took the silver with 1:51.75, and the bronze went to the Canadian Iliya Haroun with 1:52.80.
swimming, 200m butterfly, men:
1. Leon Marchand (France) - 1:51.21 minutes, Olympic record
2. Krzysztof Milak (Hungary) - 1:51.75
3. Ilia Haroun (Canada) - 1:52.80
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19. Petar Mitsin (Bulgaria) - 1:57.03
Sara Sjoström (Sweden) won the gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics.
The legendary Swedish athlete, holder of the world record in the discipline - 51.71 seconds from Budapest 2017, outpaced her competitors, finishing in 52.16 and remained 20 hundredths away from the Olympic record – 51.96 held by Tokyo champion Emma McKeon of Australia.
For 30-year-old Sjoström, who has 23 individual medals from world championships in swimming, this was her first Olympic title in freestyle. She is the winner of the 100m butterfly gold medal from Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
American Tori Husk, the women's 100m butterfly gold medalist in Paris, added a second distinction, taking silver in 52.29 seconds.
Hong Kong's Shibon Bernadette Howie, Olympic runner-up in Tokyo three years ago, took the bronze in 52.33 seconds. She also won her second medal of the Paris Games after bronze in the 200m freestyle and collected her fourth Olympic honor overall.
Swimming, 100 meter freestyle, women:
1. Sarah Sjoström (Sweden) – 52.16 seconds
2. Tory Husk (USA) – 52.29
3. Shibon Bernadette Howie (Hong Kong) – 52.33