Mitch Larkin’s golden ambition remains on course after impressive semi-final display
Australia’s Mitch Larkin has qualified second-fastest for the 200m backstroke final where he is expected to battle American Ryan Murphy and Russian Evgeny Rylov for gold.
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AUSTRALIA’S Mitch Larkin has qualified second-fastest for the Olympic 200m backstroke final.
The dual world champion clocked 1 minute 54.73 seconds in Wednesday night’s semi-final, finishing second behind Russian pacesetter Evgeny Rylov.
Larkin is expected to battle Rylov and American Ryan Murphy for gold.
Fellow Australian Josh Beaver missed the cut for Thursday night’s final after placing fifth in his semi-final in 1:56.57 - the 10th quickest time.
Originally published as Mitch Larkin’s golden ambition remains on course after impressive semi-final display
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