Olympics | Sweden's Sjostrom wins women's 100m freestyle gold at Paris Olympics (updated)


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  • Thursday, 01 Aug 2024

PARIS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Swedish veteran Sarah Sjostrom blitzed her rivals to clinch gold in the women's 100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

Competing in her fifth Olympic Games, Sjostrom powered home in 52.16 seconds, 0.13 seconds faster than American Torri Huske, who took silver.

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