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Australia s Ariarne Titmus stuns US Katie Ledecky to win gold in women s 400m freestyle
From CNN s Jacob Lev
Australia s Ariarne Titmus competes in the 400m freestyle final on July 26. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Ariarne Titmus of Australia has won gold in the women s 400m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing with a time of 3:56:69.
Titmus time is the second fastest ever behind American Katie Ledecky s world record of 3:56:36.
Ledecky, a five-time gold medalist, won silver with a time of 3:57:36, the fourth fastest time ever. Li Bingjie of China won bronze with a time of 4:01:08.
Titmus win gives Australia its second gold medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and fifth medal overall.
Updated 4:10 PM ET, Sun July 25, 2021
France s Evan Fournier goes for the basket past USA s Draymond Green at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on Sunday, July 25. (CNN)France beat the US men s basketball team 83-76 at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, ending Team USA s 25-game Olympic winning streak that dates back to 2004.
Team USA had an eight-point lead with four minutes left in the game, but the French team mounted a 16-2 run, highlighted by leading scorer Evan Fournier s go-ahead 3-pointer with less than a minute left to seal the win. It was the opening game for both teams.