Kaylee McKeown added a sixth gold medal to the Australian tally but there was bitter disappointment for the women’s rugby sevens team
The swimming pool was again the main focus of Australian interest, where the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team also added a bronze medal while, as ever, Simone Biles proved a delight to watch as the USA won the women’s gymnastics team final.Kaylee McKeown is the undisputed queen of the backstroke. There can be no doubt about it, after the Queenslander executed a near-perfect race to break the Olympic recored and win the 100m ahead of her nearest American rivals Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff.
The US gymnastics star has returned to the Olympic arena with trademark style and flair, and on Tuesday she won her fifth gold medal and helped the USA to a commanding victory in the women’s team final at Bercy Arena.The Boomers have a fight on their hands to get out of the so-called “group of death” after going down to a brilliant Canada in the second of their pool matches in Lille. The Tokyo bronze medallists led at half-time but were unable to stave off the NBA-laden Canadians.
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