Tokyo Olympics: Ariarne Titmus claims second gold in women's 200m freestyle
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Tokyo Olympics: Ariarne Titmus wins 200m freestyle gold as coach Dean Boxall celebrates
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Australia's Ariarne Titmus won her latest battle with American Katie Ledecky as she set a Games record in the women's 200m freestyle in Tokyo.
Titmus, who beat Ledecky in the 400m freestyle final on Monday, touched home in one minute 53.50 seconds.
Defending champion Ledecky finished fifth but claimed her sixth Olympic gold medal an hour later.
She cruised to a dominant victory in the 1500m freestyle, her favoured event.
Ledecky led from the start, finishing in 15:37.34 before congratulating her team-mate Erica Sullivan, who took silver.
The 200m is Ledecky's weakest format but she arrived at the Games seeking to defend the four titles she captured in Rio in 2016.
It is the first time she finished outside the top-two positions in her Olympic career.
She and Titmus could meet again in the 800m freestyle, with heats taking place on Thursday.
Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong won silver, with Canadian Penny Oleksiak taking bronze.
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