The Australian swimmer, who dedicated the victory to her deceased father, broke the Olympic record to retain her title. Meanwhile, the Boomers lost 83-93 to Canada and the Kookaburras suffered a 6-2 defeat by Belgium.
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has won the women's 100m backstroke gold medal to successfully defend her Olympic title. McKeown's triumph on Tuesday night at the La Defense Arena delivers Australia a sixth gold at the Paris Games. The 23-year-old edged the United States' world record holder Regan Smith in the final. McKeown, whose father passed away in 2020 after a prolonged battle with brain cancer, won in 57.33 seconds with Smith taking silver in 57.66.
Jock Landale scored 16 points for the Boomers while Dante Exum, who played his first game of the tournament, added 15. Now Australia will need a win in their third and final game of the group stage on Friday against Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece, who have lost both of their opening games after being forced to a second defeat 84-77 by Spain yesterday. The two-time MVP scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
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