Kitajima gears up for Hansen; Phelps, Rice grab gold in pool

Sunday 10th August, 02:45 PM JST

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smithinjapan at 10:39 PM JST - 10th August

Good luck Kitajima... I really like this guy; he's about 1 billion times less arrogant than the media that proclaim he already has the gold medal. In fact, aside from reading about Hansen in international media, it's the first time I've heard the other two swimmer's names at all; and they're not appearing in Japanese print!
chibaman at 07:29 AM JST - 11th August

Should be a good race. The Norwegian has snuck under the Japanese radar and might win it. Hansen for bronze at best. Go team.
chibaman at 08:46 AM JST - 11th August

The Kitajima race is on at 11.27
flammenwerfer at 11:36 AM JST - 11th August

Kitajima wins! Oen second. Hansen 4th.
pathat at 11:36 AM JST - 11th August

Congratulations to Kosuke Kitajima. You are a true Olympic champion.

Hansen was a huge disappointment.

Congratulations also are in order to the Aussies who won gold and bronze and the American who won silver in the women`s 100m butterfly.
chibaman at 11:39 AM JST - 11th August

Congrats Kitajima!! And a new world record.
pathat at 12:04 PM JST - 11th August

ReaganLegend: There are many Americans on this board who strongly support our fellow countrymen and women, and love to hit the Japanese every chance we get. But, in the interest of fairness, adults from any country should give credit where credit is due, and Kosuke Kitajima deserves credit for being an Olympic champion once again.
ReaganLegend at 12:07 PM JST - 11th August

pathat; The credit should be given by the Japanese. I am sure the victory will be played on tv for the next few months or so, while foreign champions are ignored,
ExPrinceska at 12:15 PM JST - 11th August

Congratulations for new world record to Kitajima and gold medal. The true champion, the hero, the best man in swimming!
ExPrinceska at 12:17 PM JST - 11th August

Kitajima wins! Oen second. Hansen 4th.

I am so happy for Kitajima.
pathat at 12:23 PM JST - 11th August

"The two men I love - Kitajima and Murofushi, one of them is Olympic champion already!"

Kitajima is set for life in Japan after his well-deserved victory, Princess.
flammenwerfer at 12:32 PM JST - 11th August

Damn! USA 100m relay team! took 4 secs off the world record! outstanding stuff, France pushed them very hard.
TheCode at 04:54 PM JST - 11th August

That 100 m. relay race was amazing, with no less than three teams ahead of the world record. Wow! Congrats to Team USA. And a huge congratulations to Kitajima Kosuke. He really put his all into it and came out a champion yet again.