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France win gold in men's 4x100 freestyle relay

France win gold in men's 4x100 freestyle relay
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France win the gold medal in the men's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Olympic Games in London.

France have won the gold medal in the men's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Olympic Games in London.

The French edged out a hotly-tipped United States team that included Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte with a finish time of 3:09.93.

Russia won the bronze, finishing in 3:11.41, a fraction of a second ahead of a strong Australia team.

Great Britain bowed out of the competition at the first hurdle earlier today, finishing sixth in the heats.

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