După ce a fost la doar două sutimi de medalia de bronz în prima sa finală olimpică, cea de 200 m liber, înotătorul român David Popovici a terminat pe 7 în cursa sa preferată, cea de 100 m liber.
Calificat cu al 5-lea timp în această finală, el a terminat cu un timp de 48,04, la o secundă și 2 sutimi de americanul Dressel, nou record olimpic (47,02).
Argintul a fost câștigat de australianul Kyle Chalmers – 47.08 și bronzul, de rusul Kliment Kolesnikov – 47.44.
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Nu e ultima cursă pentru David Popovici la Tokyo. El începe mâine seriile la 50 m (ora 13.00 la București). Dacă trece de ele, ar ajunge în semifinale (31 iulie, ora 5.11) și, apoi, într-o posibilă finală (1 august, ora 4.30).
Ultima medalie a natației românești a fost obținută, pe 19 august 2004, la Atena, de Răzvan Florea – bronz la 200 m spate.
La aceeași ediție a Jocurilor Olimpice, cu două zile înainte, Camelia Potec a câștigat aurul la 200 m liber.
România are deja 4 medalii la această ediție a Jocurilor Olimpice, egalând bilanțul de la Rio 2016, când a obținut tot 4 (un aur, un argint, două medalii de bronz). Tot joi, 29 iulie, Marius Cozmiuc și Ciprian Tudosă au câștigat argintul la canotaj în proba de dublu rame.
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