Olympics | Sjostrom wins women's 50m freestyle gold at Paris Games (updated)

By [e]Michael Place

World
Monday, 05 Aug 2024
2:17 AM MYT

PARIS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom claimed her third Olympic gold medal by powering to victory in the women's 50m freestyle final at the Paris Games on Sunday.

Sjostrom, who set a new Olympic record of 23.66 seconds in her semifinal on Saturday, touched the wall in 23.71 at La Defense Arena.

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