Swimming Phenom Milák Wins Hungary’s Second Gold in Tokyo Satisfying expectations and keeping his personal promises, Kristóf Milák easily won men’s 200m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics swimming competition, bagging Hungary’s second gold medal in Japan. In addition, he also broke Michael Phelps’ Olympic record. As the reigning World and European champion and world record holder, easily qualifying for the finals with the best time with a confident 2.5-second-advantage, not many would have bet against him. Milák left no doubt about him easily being the world’s best in this event, and has finally been crowned Olympic champion. He made a new Olympic record of 1:51.25, even surpassing that of US champion, Michael Phelps. Surprisingly, after having won the Olympics, he gave an interview to sports daily Nemzeti Sport with mixed feelings. “I was so sure that I had wasted so much energy on the pants [Milák had to change his swimming pants 10 minutes before the start] that I wasn’t going to get this world record – so I just swam… These little things, little nuances can take their toll on your swim because you lose concentration. But I’m not disappointed, that’s how it went this time. I was told […]
| to satisfy expectations | elvárásokat kielégíteni |
| to keep promises | ígéretet betartani |
| butterfly (stroke) | pillangóúszás |
| to break Olympic record | megdönteni olimpiai rekordot |
| reigning | uralmon lévő |
| to qualify | tovább jutni/bejutni |
| confident | magabiztos |
| advantage | előny |
| to bet against | fogadni valami ellen |
| to surpass | felülmúlni |
| mixed feelings | vegyes érzelmek |
| to waste energy on | energiát pazarolni valamire |
| pants | (úszó)nadrág |
| nuances | apróságok |
| to take toll on | áldozatot követelni |
| to achieve | elérni |
| result | eredmény |
