After winning the 200-meter freestyle event and becoming the Olympic champion, David Popovici won bronze in the 100-meter event.
The race was very tight, with three competitors arriving at 0,01 seconds, one from another.
The Chinese Pan Zhanle won with 46.40, Kyle Chalmers got silver with 47.48, and David Popovici came third with 47.49. The fourth competitor, N. Nemeth from Hungary, arrived a hundredth second after Popovici, with 47.50.
Pan Zhanle broke the world record for a 100-meter freestyle event.
David Popovici, 19, won two medals for Romania during the Paris 2024 Olympics, and Romania climbed in the medal ranking. These two are the only medals Romania has won during this edition, but more will definitely come.
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