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<p>He bagged his first gold of the night after summoning a lung-bursting late charge to claim the 200m fly, and then just under two hours later showed incredible reserves of stamina to motor home in the 200m breaststroke. The back-to-back golds made Marchand&mdash;who won gold in the 400 individual medley earlier in the Games&mdash; the first swimmer to win 200 fly and breaststroke in the same <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/paris-olympics-2024-indian-mens-hockey-team-face-defeat-against-belgium-23370756" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Olympics</strong></a>.</p>
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He bagged his first gold of the night after summoning a lung-bursting late charge to claim the 200m fly, and then just under two hours later showed incredible

Two golds for France’s Marchand

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He bagged his first gold of the night after summoning a lung-bursting late charge to claim the 200m fly, and then just under two hours later showed incredible reserves of stamina to motor home in the 200m breaststroke

Two golds for France’s Marchand

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