Swimming: China shock Australia, US in record-breaking women's 4x200m relay

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Swimming: China win women's Olympic 4x200m freestyle in world record time

The team of Yang Junxuan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie and Tang Muhan touched in 7:40.33, ahead of the United States and Australia .It is the first time that neither Australia nor the US have won gold since the event was introduced in 1996.

But China took the title after holding off a late charge by America's Katie Ledecky, who threatened an incredible comeback during the final leg."We didn't expect to win the gold," said Li."We thought we would finish third because Australia and the United States are very strong. "It was a really fast race," Titmus said."We were under our previous world record, so it was still a good swim from us.

 

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