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| January 18, 2003 | Saturday | Ziqa'ad 14, 1423 |
Hoogenband upstages Thorpe
PARIS, Jan 17: Pieter van den Hoogenband claimed the 100m freestyle gold at the FINA World Cup as Australian arch-rival Ian Thorpe failed to medal.
The Dutchman was always favourite and stormed to victory in 47.41 seconds, nearly one second slower than Alexander Popov’s long-standing world short course record.
Thorpe, the third-fastest qualifier in the heats, finished a distant fifth as Jason Lezac of the United States won silver in 47.58 seconds and Argentina’s Jose Meolans bronze in 47.65.—Reuters
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