US swimmer Chase Kalisz wins men's 400m IM at Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo: American swimmer Chase Kalisz touched home first in four minutes and 09.42 seconds to win gold in the men's 400m individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday.

This is the first swimming gold of Tokyo 2020 and the first gold for Team USA.

Kalisz' compatriot Jay Litherland finished second in 4:10.28. Australia's Brendon Smith took the bronze 0.1 second after Litherland.