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M400m Freestyle: Sun Down As Aussie Mack Horton Takes The Crown In 3:41.55
- Updated: August 7, 2016
Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Day 1 Finals
Men’s 400m freestyle
Mack Horton, of Australia, had already celebrated a golden moment after lunchtime heats, having taken a stand for clean sport. In the final, he drove the knife deeper with a 3:41.55 victory over Sun Yang*, the tainted Chinese defending champion, whose 3:41.68 left him shy but the first man on the podium at these Games towing an asterisk.
James Guy set the pace at 53.70, 1:50.23 and, leading still with 100m to go, 2:47.79. It was then going to be tough for the 200m world champion as three 1500m aces chased him down.
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