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Jessica Long wins S8 100m butterfly gold

America's Jessica Long wins gold in the S8 100m butterfly, setting a new Paralympic record along the way.

Jessica Long of the United States has taken the gold medal in the women's S8 100m butterfly with a new Paralympic record.

Long was just ahead of eventual silver medal winner Kateryna Istomina of Russia at the turn but powered home in the final 50m to finish with a time of 1:10.32.

Istomina's time was 1:11.53 while Jiang Shengnan of China took bronze, but her 1:13.28 was some way off the winners.

Maddison Elliott of Australia, who finished sixth, set a new Oceania record with her time of 1:15.06.

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