China's Liu wins Olympic women's 200m butterfly gold in world record time

在刚刚结束的女子200米蝶泳决赛中，我国选手刘子歌以2分04秒18的成绩打破世界纪录并夺得金牌，取得了本届奥运会中国泳军的又一突破，焦刘洋也以2分04秒72取得了银牌。

China's Liu Zige won the women's 200m butterfly gold medal in a world record time at the Beijing Olympics here on Thursday.

It is the host nation's first swimming gold at the games.

Liu touched in 2:04.18, eclipsing the previous world mark of 2:05.40 set by Australian Jessicah Schipper in 2006.

Fellow Chinese Jiao Liuyang took silver in 2:04.72 and Australia's Jessicah Schipper grabbed the bronze in 2:06.26.