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The Latest: Japan's Kaneto pulls away for breaststroke gold

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

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10:40 p.m.

Rie Kaneto of Japan pulled away from Yulia Efimova to take gold in the women's 200-meter breaststroke at the Rio Olympics.

Kaneto grabbed the lead on the third of four laps and powered to the finish comfortably in front. The winning time was 2 minutes, 20.30 seconds.

Efimova was 1.67 seconds behind, leaving the Russian with another silver medal. She also finished second to American Lilly King in the 100-meter breaststroke.

China's Shi Jinglin took the bronze in 2:28.