Kosuke Kitajima did not redeem himself at the Aquatics Centre on Wednesday night. He failed to earn a medal, and he placed second among Japanese finalists in the men's 200-meter breaststroke.
Hungarian Daniel Gyurta captured the gold medal in a world-record time of 2 minutes, 7.28 seconds. Gyurta was the world champion in 2009 and 2011; he was fifth in Beijing at the 2008 Summer Games and the silver medalist at the 2004 Athens Games.
Gyurta was aggressive in the final 100 meters on Wednesday, moving past Kitajima and fending off British silver medalist Michael Jamieson to emerge victorious. Jamieson finished the race in 2:07.43, a national record.