May 07, 2024 05:23 (IST)
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Tokyo Olympics Tokyo Olympics: ROC swimmer Yevgeny Rylov wins gold in 100m backstroke
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: For the first time in 25 years, ROC's Yevgeny Rylov won the Olympic gold medal in swimming, defeating others in the 100-meter backstroke at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Rylov swam the distance in 51.98 seconds, setting a European record.
Russia's Kliment Kolesnikov (52.00) won silver. American Ryan Murphy (52.19) took bronze.
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