Greek Artistic Swimmer Evangelia Platanioti Wins Gold at World Championships greekreporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greekreporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands reclaimed the women's open water world title Saturday, beating Maria de Valdes of Spain with a furious sprint to the finish in the women's 10-kilometer race. Van Rouwendaal touched first at the World Aquatics Championships in 1 hour, 57 minutes, 26.80 seconds — a mere 10th of a second ahead of de Valdes. The bronze went to Angelica Andre of Portugal, who was 1.4 seconds behind the winner.
Osmar Olvera Ibarra gave Mexico its second diving gold medal in the history of the World Aquatics Championships, winning the men's 1-meter springboard on Saturday. Olvera became the first diver from a country other than China to claim the top spot in the event since Alexandre Despatie of Canada in 2005. Paolo Espinosa is the only other Mexican diving world champion, capturing gold on the 10-meter platform at Rome in 2009.
Dutch star Sharon van Rouwendaal reclaims open water gold at world championships apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.