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Tokyo, July 28th: Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates after winning the women’s 1500-meter freestyle final on day five of the 2020 Olympic Games.Ledecky’s first race at Tokyo was the hotly contested 400-meter freestyle. It was never a guarantee, but her loss to Ariarne Titmus squashed any potential gold-medal sweep of all events Ledecky entered. Next, she placed fifth in the 200-meter free. The tide turned after she and Erica Sullivan won gold and silver in the 1500-meter freestyle.
In the 5×5 full-court competition, the women won their first pool game against Nigeria and will next play Japan on July 30th and France on August 2nd. After beating Iran in their second game, the men will play the Czech Republic on July 31st. Elimination begins for the men on August 3rd and for the women on August 4th, with gold medal matches set for August 7th and 8th.
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