Mitch Larkin wins backstroke silver medal

Australian swimmer Mitch Larkin won the silver medal in the men's 200m backstroke at the Olympic Games on Thursday night.

Larkin led at the first turn but was overtaken by American gold medallist Ryan Murphy, while Russian Evgeny Rylov took bronze.

The silver medal for the Australian, a dual world champion, makes some amends for his disappointment at finishing fourth in the 100m backstroke final earlier at the Rio Games.