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Ledecky and Sjostrom extend their reigns in world championships

Sarah Sjostrom takes a moment to enjoy her women’s 50m butterfly gold at the World Swimming Championships

BUDAPEST: Katie Ledecky won a record-breaking fifth straight 800m world title on Friday, just over an hour after Sarah Sjostrom surged to her fourth consecutive victory in the women’s 50m butterfly.

Local hero Kristof Milak sparked delirium in the Duna Arena in Budapest when he grabbed the gold medal in the 100m butterfly, his second of the week.

The Australian mixed 100m freestyle team ended the evening by setting a world record in an event only added to the world championships in 2015.

Their time of 3min 19.38sec beat the record set by the United States in last World Championships in 2019 by 0.02sec. Canada were second, the…

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