Russia win gold in men's 100m butterfly

Daniil Pakhomov has secured another gold medal for Russian Federation after he won the men's 100m butterfly final.

The 16-year-old added a third victory to his collection in Baku by edging out Spain's Alberto Lozano Mateos by 0.04 seconds.

Pakhomov's Russian compatriot Daniil Antipov did enough to comfortably take the bronze medal.

Victory for Pakhomov has earned Russia their 76th gold medal of the Games.

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