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Reiko Nakamura eases to women's 100m backstroke win
7/12/2006 10:33

Japan pulled off the second gold on the fifth day of the swimming competition here on Wednesday when Reiko Nakamura triumphed in women's 100m backstroke.

Nakamura, finishing fourth in both Athens Olympics and last year's world championships, breezed to the win in one minute 0.82 seconds.

It is the second gold here after the 200m back bronze medalist in both Athens and the worlds took the 200m title on Sunday.

China's Xu Tianlongzi, 15, was second in 1:01.22 before teammate and 50m back Asian Games champion Zhao Jing in 1:01.72.



Xinhua News