PARIS -- Romania's David Popovici beat Britain's Matt Richards by 0.02 of a second to win the men's 200-meters freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
Luke Hobson of the United States took the bronze.
Popovici won in one minute 44.72 seconds after being behind until the final 50.
Reigning Olympic champion Tom Dean failed to qualify for the event after finishing third at the British trials in April behind Richards and Duncan Scott.