Barlaam crushed his own 100 free S9 world record by .8 to win gold for Italy, helping further establish their dominance on the medal table after day four.
Was Tokyo 2020 worth it? On Saturday 7th September 2013, the Japanese delegation at the Hilton Buenos Aires erupted in joy as the name Tokyo was read out. Normally stoic black-suited men jumped up and down and frantically hugged each other. Some wept with happiness. When the news broke in the Japanese capital that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had […]