Katie Ledecky Wins Gold For U.S. In 800-Meter Freestyle

 Katie Ledecky Wins Gold For U.S. In 800-Meter Freestyle✌✌

Katie Ledecky 

Katie Ledecky entered her Tokyo Olympics today with pure gold. She won the 800-meter freestyle for the third Olympics in a row and made history. Still, as NPR's Tom Goldman reports from Tokyo, there's a sense the 24-year-old didn't quite live up to unfair expectations that were set for her.

TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Katie Ledecky led start to finish in the 800, and though her winning time was nowhere near her world record at the 2016 Games, it was still a satisfying 16 laps of revenge. At least, that's how the outside world characterized her victory over silver medalist Ariarne Titmus of Australia. Titmus beat Ledecky in the 200- and 400-freestyle races in Tokyo, fueling swimming's new rivalry that Ledecky says is very friendly.

KATIE LEDECKY: You know, there's nothing between us. We're just going to keep moving forward. And if we happen to get side-by-side, we're going to put up really great races and be fierce competitors when we dive into the water.

LEDECKY: You know, I'm really happy. I guess that's just the best way to put it. It's, you know, hard just to make an Olympics. It's hard to win a medal. So to win even one gold at the past three Olympics has been amazing.

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