Katinka Hosszú has taken Hungary's gold medal tally to three after winning the women's Olympic 100 meters backstroke in the swimming competition at Rio 2016. It was a second gold for Hosszú, the self-styled 'Iron Lady' of swimming, after her world record-breaking victory in the 400 individual medley over the weekend.
"It's really cool, I can't believe I've won the 100 back," the 27-year-old said. "I know I've done the 100 back in the 400IM a million times and the goal was to make it like second nature when I came to Rio, which is how it felt. "This time I was fresh and in great shape. I just focused on the execution and was not worrying about where I came," she added.
Hosszu, who is also swimming in the 200 backstroke, butterfly and medley, had come away empty-handed from three previous Olympic Games, despite winning five world championship titles.