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Record 50m freestyle time at controversial Enhanced Games
Key takeaways
- Gkolomeev has failed to make the podium at four Olympic Games
- Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to beat a world record at the controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.
- The 32-year-old clocked 20.81 seconds in the men's 50m freestyle, eclipsing Australian Cameron Mc Evoy's 20.88 which he set in March, but Gkolomeev's time will not be recognised by official authorities.
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Gkolomeev has failed to make the podium at four Olympic Games
Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to beat a world record at the controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.
The 32-year-old clocked 20.81 seconds in the men's 50m freestyle, eclipsing Australian Cameron Mc Evoy's 20.88 which he set in March, but Gkolomeev's time will not be recognised by official authorities.
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