Swimmer representing France Anastasia Kirpichnikova finished second in the 1,500m freestyle at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
On Wednesday, the 24-year-old native of Asbest covered the distance in 15 minutes 40.35 seconds. The swimming victory with a Games record was won by American Katie Ledecky (15:30.02), who became an eight-time Olympic champion and came close to the record of Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won nine gold medals during her career.
In March of this year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the change of Kirpichnikova’s sports citizenship from Russian to French; the athlete had already made her debut at the 2023 French Championships. Kirpichnikova is a three-time European champion in short course swimming as part of the French team, as a member of the Russian team she is a silver medalist at the 2021 World Short Course Championship, as well as a three-time medalist at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. European Championship.
The Olympic Games in the French capital will end on August 11.
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Source : MatchTV
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