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Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu
celebrates after winning the
gold medal in the women’s
200-meter individual medley
final during the swimming
competitions of the World
Aquatics Championships in
Budapest, Hungary, Monday,
July 24, 2017.
Associated Press
Iron Lady
seizes the

moment at

swimming
worlds

By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) —
With Katie Ledecky getting
the night off, Hungary’s
Iron Lady seized the mo-
ment Monday at the world
championships.
Katinka Hosszu lived up to
her country’s enormous ex-
pectations with an electri-
fying victory in the 200-me-
ter individual medley,
spurred on by a flag-wav-
ing, foot-stomping crowd
at Duna Arena.
The new 12,000-seat
aquatic facility along the
Danube was packed all
the way to the rafters, and
it was clear who most of
the fans came to see.
Hosszu didn’t let them NL West-leading Dodgers lose Kershaw
down.
“It’s really hard to put into
words what it means to win Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, right, talks with trainer
at home,” she said. “It defi- Nathan Lucero during the second inning of a baseball game against the At-
nitely gives you extra en- lanta Braves in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 23, 2017.
ergy and motivation. It was Associated Press
just crazy.” Page 20
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