Ledecky wins gold in the women's 1500m freestyle Olympic debut

TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- After ups and downs in the past hours, Kathleen Ledecky of USA became the first Olympic gold medalist in the women's 1500m freestyle after winning at 15:37.34 here on Wednesday morning.

Ledecky's teammate Erica Sullivan claimed silver in 15:41.41. Sarah Kohler took bronze for Germany in 15:42.91. Wang Jianjiahe of China ranked fourth with 15:46.37.

Earlier this morning, Ledecky