Yamamoto defends 100m butterfly glory in Doha Asiad
4/12/2006 10:46
Defending champion Takashi Yamamoto came from behind to grab the men's
100m butterfly gold at the Asian Games here on Sunday.
The silver medalist in the 200m fly in the Athens Olympic Games, clocked
52.54 seconds to become the first male swimmer to triumph in
the same event for three consecutive times in the Asian Games.
His teammate Ryo Takayasu took the silver in 52.84 while Chinese Wang Dong
settled for third in 53.03.
Xinhua News
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