What Are The Odds to Win - Men's 200m Backstroke -Swimming - Tokyo Olympics

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Kliment Kolesnikov is the odds-on favorite to win the Men's 200m Backstroke -Swimming, priced at -125. Ryan Murphy pays out $145 for every $100 bet with a win.

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Kolesnikov is a Russian swimmer. He holds world junior records in eight events: 50/100/200 back in long course, as well as 200 free, 50/100/200 back and 100 IM in short course.

Murphy is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and is a 3-time Olympic gold medalist.  He is the world-record holder in the men's 100-meter backstroke. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Murphy swept the backstroke races by winning gold medals in both the 100- and 200-meter backstroke and he won gold in the 4×100-meter medley relay alongside Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, and Cody Miller.  Another achievement at the 2016 Olympics, Murphy's backstroke relay lap broke Aaron Peirsol's former world record set in 2009.

More Odds

Evgeny Rylov    +950

Kliment Kolesnikov    -125

Xu Jiayu    +1000

Ryan Murphy    +145

Mitch Larkin    +1000

Robert Glinta    +5000

Hugo Gonzalez    +5000

Thomas Ceccon    +750

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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