Mack Horton of Australia reacts after winning gold in the men's 400m freestyle final on Saturday. [Photo/Agencies]
Mack Horton clinched Australia's first gold medal of the Rio Olympics by upsetting favorite Sun Yang of China in the men's 400m freestyle final on Saturday.
北京時間8月7日,奧運會男子400米自由游泳決賽在奧林匹克水上運動場進行,最終澳大利亞選手霍頓獲得金牌,這也是澳大利亞代表隊在本屆奧運會上的首金。中國代表隊孫楊獲得銀牌。
Horton clocked 3 minutes 41.55 seconds, eclipsing Sun by just 13 hundredths of a second at the Olympic Aquatics stadium. Gabriele Detti of Italy was third in 3:43.49.
霍頓以3分41秒55奪冠,孫楊的成績是3分41秒68,意大利人戴帝以3分43秒49獲得第三名。
China's Sun Yang reacts after men's 400m freestyle final of swimming on Saturday.[Photo/Xinhua]
Mack, who finished second fastest in qualifying, is competing at his first Olympic Games in Rio. The 20-year-old was the bronze medalist in the 800m freestyle at last year's world championships in Kazan.
霍頓在預賽中排名第二,這是他首次出戰(zhàn)奧運。這位20歲的小將曾在去年的喀山世錦賽獲得800米自由泳銅牌。
Gold medallist Mack Horton of Australia shakes hands with silver medallist Sun Yang of China during the medal ceremony of the men's 400m freestyle. [Photo/Agencies]
Sun was the pre-race favorite, having won gold in the same event at the London 2012 Games. The 24-year-old is also the defending 1500m Olympic champion.
孫楊在賽前是奪冠的熱門選手,四年前,在倫敦奧運會,孫楊勇奪400米自由泳冠軍。24歲的孫楊還將參加1500米自由泳的比賽,并力爭衛(wèi)冕。