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Ryan
Lochte of the U.S. poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 200m
individual medley final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia
August 6, 2015 © Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
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American swimmer Ryan
Steven Lochte has given his gold medal to a child at the World Aquatics
Championships in Kazan, Russia. “Gave
my World Record medal to this special fan for cheering me and USA on,” wrote
Lochte on his Twitter account. Twitter
users welcomed his generosity, calling Lochte “a man with heart of gold,”“an
amazing person” and “a true champion.” Some of them also took photos of the
lucky boy who got the medal.
RT.com report continues:
Ryan
Steven Lochte, 31, won with the US team mixed 4×100m freestyle relay setting a
new world record on August 8. He is an 11-time Olympic medalist with five
golden medals.
The
World Aquatics Championships in Kazan ends on Sunday. The USA came second in
the medal table being beaten out to the top spot by China. Russia came third
with 17 medals, nine of them gold.
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| The lucky boy who got the medal |
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