Olympics Ireland's Wiffen wins men's 800m freestyle gold at Paris 2024

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PARIS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Ireland's Daniel Wiffen set a new Olympic record to clinch gold in the men's 800m freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Wiffen surged home in the last 25 meters to win in seven minutes, 38.19 seconds, smashing the previous Games record held by Ukraine's Mykhailo Romanchuk by more than three seconds. American Bobby Finke took silver in 7:38.75, and Italian Gregorio Paltrini

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