Masato Sakai earns Men’s 200m butterfly gold – Australian Youth Olympic Festival
Masato Sakai of Japan earned gold medal of the Men’s 200m butterfly on foremost day of the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival at Berkeley Aquatic Club, on Thursday, January 17, 2013.
The 17-year-old Sakai devastated hopes of his opponents in the 200m discipline as he made his way towards the finishing end for the title. With his notable pace, he faced no trouble from his strongest competitor in the start and reached the wall for gold medal.
Sakai remained nearly two body lengths ahead of his closest competitor and tapped the wall for gold medal with a timing of 1 minute and 58.35 seconds.
The champion was followed by Mitchell Pratt of Australia Green, who stayed 1.62 seconds away from his foregoing finisher and surfaced on the wall for silver medal by producing an effort of 1 minute and 59.97 seconds.
The second position holder was followed by Ryo Fujimoto of Japan, who stayed one and a half body length behind and touched the wall for bronze medal with an effort of 2 minutes and 01.42 seconds.
The third position holder was followed by Evan White of Canada, who stayed 1.48 seconds apart and touched the wall for fourth position by clocking an effort of 2 minutes and 02.90 seconds.
Fifth fastest spot of the event was obtained by Bradlee Ashby of New Zealand, who stayed 1.59 seconds behind and reached the finishing end by clocking a time of 2 minutes and 04.49 seconds.
Ashby was traced by Luiz Lopes Melo of Brazil, who stayed almost two body lengths behind and surfaced on the finishing end for sixth place by clocking an effort 2 minutes and 06.23 seconds.
Seventh spot of the race was obtained by Cameron Blair of New Zealand, who was 1.97 seconds apart and touched the wall with a timing of 2 minutes and 08.20 seconds.
Last spot of the race was obtained by Damian Fyfe of Australia Gold, who was full body length slower and clocked an effort of 2 minutes and 09.19 seconds.
Furthermore, Sakai received a huge round of applause from the audience for his commendable form after the event.
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