America’s Ledecky wins women’s 800m free gold (via AFP)
Katie Ledecky of the United States led all the way to win the gold medal in the women’s swimming 800m freestyle Friday, winning in the second fastest time in history. The 15-year-old touched home in 8min 14.63sec ahead of Mireia Belmonte Garcia (8:18.76) of Spain in silver and Rebecca Adlington (8:…




