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Hosszu breaks world record to win 400m individual medley gold

Xinhua, August 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu set a new world record to win the women's 400 meters individual medley at the Rio Olympics on Saturday.

The 27-year-old finished in four minutes 26.36 seconds to beat the previous mark of 4:28.43 set by China's Ye Shiwen at the London 2012 Games.

Maya Dirado of the United States was second in 4:31.15 and Spain's Mireia Belmonte third in 4:32.39.

It was Hosszu's first podium finish at the Games, despite having netted nine world championship medals - five of them gold. Hosszu is making her fourth appearance at an Olympic Games in Rio. Endit