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szdaily -> Sports -> 
Xu wins men’s 100m backstroke
    2019-07-25  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

DEFENDING champion Xu Jiayu added another gold medal for team China in the men’s 100m backstroke at the 2019 FINA World Championships on Tuesday night in Gwangju.

Xu won the final in 52.43 seconds, followed by Evgeny Rylov of Russia in 52.67 and Mitchel Larkin of Australia in third place.

“I really hope I can have an excellent result in these important international events, winning honor for my country and for myself,” said Xu.

The 23-year-old Xu won his first 100m backstroke world title in Budapest two years ago, after taking a silver medal in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Ryan Murphy of the United States, winner in the Rio Games, finished fourth, failing to reach the medal podium.

Chinese teenager Wang Jianjiahe won a bronze medal in the women’s 1,500m freestyle. The 17-year-old, who took a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in the same distance, clocked 15:51.00 to claim her first medal in the worlds.

Simona Quadarella of Italy took the gold medal, finishing in 15:40.89 for her first world championships title, followed by Sarah Kohler of Germany who timed in 15:48.83 to take the silver medal.

The biggest favorite, Katie Ledecky of the United States, withdrew from the final, after recording the fastest qualifying time in heats.

The five-time Olympic champion pulled out of the 200m freestyle heats earlier in the day for an unspecified ailment.

China’s Sun Yang competed at the men’s 800m freestyle final yesterday and only took the sixth place with a time of 7:45.01 seconds

Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy won the gold with 7:39.27 seconds.

Meanwhile, FINA sent warnings to both Sun Yang and Duncan Scott following Scott’s protest of the gold medalist, and a subsequent confrontation.

Following their interaction on the podium after the men’s 200 free ceremony at the FINA World Championships on Tuesday night in Gwangju, FINA has sent “warning letters” to both gold medalist Sun Yang and bronze medalist Duncan Scott.

Great Britain’s Scott protested Sun on the podium of the men’s 200 free. The 22-year-old Scott did get on the podium for the playing of the Chinese anthem. But Scott then refused to shake Sun’s hand and partake in a group picture with all the medalists after the podium ceremony.

Sun was visibly unhappy with Scott’s actions and appeared to confront him further off the podium. From the broadcast, it looked as though Sun approached Scott and said something along the lines of, “You’re a loser. I’m a winner.”

(SD-Xinhua)

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