Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 200m Butterfly - Medal Ceremony - Tokyo Aquatics Centre - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Kristof Milak of Hungary poses with his gold medal REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kristof Milak knew he would have no chance of beating his own world record in the 200 metres butterfly on Wednesday even before he hit the water after the Hungarian ripped his swimming trunks 10 minutes before the Tokyo Olympics final.
While Milak tightened his iron grip on the event, winning gold in an Olympic record of 1:51.25, he was furious that his bid for a world mark had been ruined after being forced to change his swim wear at the last minute.
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