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I’m at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre for what is arguably the biggest clash of the Olympic swim meet: American Katie Ledecky against Australia’s Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 400m freestyle.
Related: Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky set for showdown in 400m freestyle final
GB’s Alex Yee has been speaking to the BBC after his silver medal in the men’s triathlon. He says his opponent was simply better on the day.
“It’s been a tough preparation phase for this Games. In training I went much harder than this race but unfortunately he was better on the day,” says Yee. “I am just over the moon. I was already deep in the well and dug that little bit in my soul. It wasn’t enough to catch Kristian Blummenfelt but it was enough to get silver.”
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July 26, 2021 at 01:27AM
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