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China's Sun smashes record with 1500 free gold
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August 5, 2012, Sunday
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Sun Yang of China smashed his own world record in racing away to win the men's 1500-metres freestyle gold medal at the Olympics yesterday.
Sun was under world record pace all the way to hit the wall in 14min 31.02secs, bettering his own mark of 14:34.14, set at last year's world championships in Shanghai.
Ryan Cochrane of Canada took the silver medal in 14:39.63, with defending champion Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia taking bronze in 14:40.31.
Sun was under world record pace all the way to hit the wall in 14min 31.02secs, bettering his own mark of 14:34.14, set at last year's world championships in Shanghai.
Ryan Cochrane of Canada took the silver medal in 14:39.63, with defending champion Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia taking bronze in 14:40.31.
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