Rylov takes Olympic backstroke gold to end American streak

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Evgeny Rylov led a Russian one-two to win the men’s 100m Olympic backstroke gold medal in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 24-year-old hit the wall in 51.98sec to edge team-mate Kliment Kolesnikov, who touched in 52.00, ahead of American defending champion Ryan Murphy in 52.19. Murphy was bidding to make it seven consecutive Olympic gold medals in the event for the United States. It is the first time since the Moscow Games […]