The French federation refused to overturn the result, but some days later found room for him in the 200m free team. The man who won gold in London in 1:43.14 said he'd swum his last individual race at a major international championships. France's Yannick Agnel reacts after the men's 200m freestyle heats on August 7, 2016Agnel finished sixth in his heat in 1min 47.35sec -- 19th fastest overall. The 24-year-old, captured 4x100m free gold and 4x200m free silver along with his individual gold in London, is slated for 4x200m free relay duty in Rio before departing the international stage. "I'm disappointed, extremely disappointed but I gave it all I had," Agnel said.

Source: Bangkok Post August 07, 2016 19:41 UTC