{"id":39317,"date":"2021-07-31T06:34:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T06:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39317"},"modified":"2021-07-31T06:34:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T06:34:33","slug":"tokyo-olympics-caeleb-dressel-katie-ledecky-kaylee-kckeown-win-golds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39317","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Olympics: Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky & Kaylee KcKeown win golds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Caeleb Dressel has won his second individual gold medal of the Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Dates:<\/strong> 23 July-8 August <\/span>Time in Tokyo:<\/strong> BST +8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage:<\/strong> Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

American Caeleb Dressel set a world record to win the men’s 100m butterfly as he gained his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 24-year-old touched home in 49.45 seconds – although was pushed late on by Kristof Milak of Hungary, who finished just 0.23secs behind. Noe Ponti of Switzerland took the bronze. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fellow American Katie Ledecky won the 800m freestyle gold for the third successive Olympics, while Australian Kaylee McKeown took gold in the women’s 200m backstroke.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Great Britain claimed a fourth swimming gold at an Olympics – the first time in 113 that they have won so many – by setting a world-record time to take victory in the inaugural 4x100m mixed medley relay.<\/span><\/p>\n

The British quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin won in three minutes 37.58 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big names shine in the pool <\/h3>\n

It has been a disappointing Games so far for the American swimming team, with eight gold medals – only half of their total from Rio 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

But on the penultimate day in the pool, their biggest names provided plenty to cheer about.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dressel, 24, was fastest out of the blocks in the 100m butterfly final and while Milak came back hard to narrow the gap down the straight, the American never looked in danger.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It took a world record to win the Olympic final. And I don’t think it happens that often in the Olympics,” Dressel said. <\/span><\/p>\n

“My plan was go out quick, and then hold on. I didn’t even die. He [Milak] just came home really well.”<\/span><\/p>\n

It is Dressel’s second individual gold of the Games after his victory in the 100m freestyle. He also won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ledecky, meanwhile, won her sixth Olympic gold with victory in the 800m freestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

She finished in a time of 8:12.57 as she got the better of Ariarne Titmus, who claimed silver, with Simona Quadarella taking bronze.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australian Titmus beat Ledecky in the 200m and 400m freestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Titmus had to settle for silver, there was gold for her team-mate McKeown, who completed the backstroke double with a perfectly timed swim. <\/span><\/p>\n

Canada’s Kylie Masse, who had led for the first 150m, took the silver with Australian Emily Seebohm earning the bronze medal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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