Olympics-Swimming-American Kalisz savours redemption with Tokyo gold


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 400m Individual Medley - Finals - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Chase Kalisz of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal REUTERS/Antonio Bronic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

TOKYO (Reuters) - No matter how many times Olympic athletes are told they should be proud of their silver medals, for many of them, second best can never be good enough.

American Chase Kalisz knew he could do better than his silver in the 400m medley at Rio but he had to wait five years for the chance to prove it.

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