Barcelona – Chad le Clos of South Africa won the men's 200 metres butterfly gold at the world championships in Barcelona on Wednesday.
Le Clos, the 2012 Olympic champion, touched in a time of one minute 54.32 seconds, with Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland taking silver in 1:55.01 and Wu Peng of China bronze in 1:55.09.
Le Clos, 21, stunned decorated American Michael Phelps to win the 200 butterfly gold in London last year. – Reuters
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