It's an old saying — "It's not how you start the race but how you finish it" — but it still seems as fresh as the morning dew.
This was the case Saturday in the opening race of the swimming session at the Water Cube.
In the women's 200-meter backstroke final, Reiko Nakamura collected her second Olympic bronze medal, repeating the feat she accomplished in Athens four years earlier.
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