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Manuel powers US to 1000th gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States won its 1,000th gold medal in Olympic history on Saturday when the American women’s 4x100 metre medley relay team clinched victory
Published on: Aug 15, 2016, 08:48:01 IST
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RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States won its 1,000th gold medal in Olympic history on Saturday when the American women’s 4x100 metre medley relay team clinched victory at the Rio Games. The honour of reaching the milestone was shared by Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel, who got to the wall first ahead of Australia. “It’s really special that I could do it with the relay is amazing, just sharing it with three other women is icing on top of the cake,” said Manuel. Of the 1,000 gold medals, more than half have come from track and field (323) and swimming (246).
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