Canada's Josh Liendo took home a silver medal and Ilya Kharun won the bronze medal in the men's 100m butterfly on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
Josh Liendo Ilya Kharun - The Canadian PressPARIS — Joshua Liendo and Ilya Kharun talked the moment into being.
Hungary's Kristof Milak took gold in 49.90 seconds ahead of Toronto's Liendo in 49.99 and Kharun in 50.45."It's a huge milestone and it's something that I don't take lightly," Liendo said."Definitely a lot of pride to get that."Teammate Summer McIntosh captured her third gold medal to become the first Canadian triple gold medallist in Olympic history, but she was pleased for her male counterparts.
Kharun's second bronze medal — he was also third in the 200-metre butterfly — and Liendo's silver in Paris marked a resurgence on the men's side.Liendo, who swims collegiately for the University of Florida Gators, and Arizona State's Kharun are roommates in Paris. Liendo was born in Toronto, but spent the first nine years of his life in Trinidad before returning to the city.
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