(CNN) When Olympic swimmer Yui Ohashi won gold in the women's 200m individual medley on Wednesday, she pulled off both a personal and historic achievement. With her victory, she became the first Japanese woman ever to clinch two gold medals in a single Games, after she also claimed the 400m individual medley the week before. It made Tokyo 2020 the seventh straight Olympics where the winner of the women's 200m and 400m individual medley has been the same person. That year, she competed in the national championships, where she found herself with the worst time of all 40 competitors who entered the 200m individual medley. She hopes her ability to overcome adversity and make Olympic history can inspire hope -- and help to heal a divided nation.

Source: CNN August 01, 2021 14:48 UTC