Katie Ledecky wins 1500m freestyle, eighth Olympic gold medal - ESPN
NANTERRE, France — On a night when Léon Marchand was attempting an audacious double, Katie Ledecky proved again she's a sure bet in swimming's longest event.
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Ledecky retains 1,500m freestyle title, re-writes record books
PARIS: Katie Ledecky blitzed the field to retain her 1,500 metres freestyle title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday (Jul 31), the American iron-woman securing a record-equalling eighth gold medal in the sport.
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson to contest only 200m in Paris - ESPN
Two-time 200-meter world champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not seek the sprint double at the Paris Olympics after dropping the 100 meters, saying Wednesday that the injury she suffered at a tuneup race earlier this month played a part in the decision.
Galway Races: In-form Pinkerton picks up Plate for Noel Meade
Pinkerton kept on strongly in the closing stages to prevail in a typically hard-fought renewal of the Tote Galway Plate.
Marchand sets up shot at breast-butterfly golden double
PARIS :Home hero Leon Marchand took his second gold medal of the Paris Olympics and set up the possibility of an unprecedented same-day 200 metres butterfly and breaststroke double at a pulsating La Defense Arena.
Paris streets littered by bicycle crashes during Olympics triathlon amid wet conditions
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Drama surrounds men's 200-meter backstroke at Olympics as one swimmer is disqualified, another goes missing
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Sjostrom turns back the clock to win 100m freestyle gold
PARIS : Evergreen Swede Sarah Sjostrom proved the adage that form is temporary and class is permanent as she upset a top-quality field to claim the women's 100 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.