Paris Olympics: Canada’s Ilya Kharun Wins Bronze in Men’s 200m Butterfly

Published on August 1, 2024

PARIS—When two Ukrainian acrobats from the Cirque du Soleil raised their son in Las Vegas, little did they know he would one day win an Olympic medal for Canada. But that is exactly what Ilya Kharun did on Wednesday night at La Defense Arena in Paris, seizing his moment to win the bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly. Kharun’s was Canada’s third medal in the pool, where his former Arizona State University Sundevils teammate Leon Marchand claimed a historic double. Although Kharun was setting age group records in the U.S., he held a Canadian passport having been born in Montreal and the 19-year-old said it was his “hard work and determination” that got him on the podium in Paris....

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