Thomas Ceccon has won the men's 100m
backstroke gold at the Paris Olympics - Italy's second gold
medal at the Summer Games.
Ceccon on Monday evening won in 52.00 seconds ahead of China's
Xu Jiayu 0.32sec who conquered the silver medal and Ryan Murphy
of the US the bronze.
"Ever since I was a boy, I knew that I could win this medal and
today is that day", said the 23-year-old, who won his second
medal of the week after bronze in the 4x100m free relay.
"I couldn't be happier.
Winning an Olympic gold "has always been my dream", he said.
Ceccon, who won the world championship in 100m in Budapest in
2022, conquered Italy's second gold medal after Nicolò
Martinenghi's victory in the 100m breaststroke on Sunday.
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