Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Women's 200m Individual Medley - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Yui Ohashi of Japan reacts after winning. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Yui Ohashi was a reluctant star after completing the individual medley double with victory in the 200m on Wednesday, but she said her triumph was reward for persevering when she struggled from depression and wanted to give up swimming.
Ohashi, who won the 400m medley on Sunday, delighted home fans once again by powering to gold ahead of U.S. swimmers Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass.
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