Fukuoka, Japan: Germany’s Leonie Beck won the first gold medal of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the women’s 10 kilometers open water event here on Saturday.
The 26-year-old clocked two hours two minutes and 34 seconds, beating Australia’s Chelsea Gubecka to second place by 4.1 seconds, reports Xinhua.
American swimmer Katie Grimes took bronze.
–IANS
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