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Germany's Wellbrock completes open water golden double at Singapore worlds

Singapore, July 18 (UNI) Germany's Florian Wellbrock completed a "golden double" at the Singapore World Aquatic Championships by winning the men's 5km open water swimming here on Friday, adding to his 10km gold. Wellbrock, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion of the 10km category, touched home in 57 minutes 26.40 seconds, claiming his eighth international gold in open water swimming. The 27-year-old finished just 2.90 seconds ahead of Italy's six-time world champion across pool and open water Gregorio Paltrinieri, the silver medal winner in the 10km two days ago. Frenchman Marc-Antoine Olivier took bronze in 57:30.40. China's Zhang Jinhou finished 24th in 1:00:56.00, while his teammate Lan Tiancheng 26th in 1:01:01.80. In the women's race earlier, Australia's Moesha Johnson also clinched her second gold medal, winning the 5km title just 36 hours after her 10km triumph. Germany's Wellbrock completes open water golden double at Singapore worlds World No. 2 Johnson recorded a winning time of 1:02.1.30, narrowly edging Italy's Ginevra Taddeucci, who also finished second behind Johnson in the 10km race. Japan's Ichika Kajimoto claimed bronze 27.6 seconds behind the winner. China's Tian Muran, making her debut at the World Aquatics Championships, finished 15th in 1:04:10.9. Her teammate Cheng Hanyu finished 32nd with a time of 1:06:34.3. UNI/XINHUA BM More News Delhi among top states in football today: DSA VP 18 Jul 2025 | 6:50 PM New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) Upbeat about Delhi's footballing fortunes, the Union Territory's soccer governing body feels the national capital has now emerged as one of the foremost states in the sport. In an exclusive chat with UNI, Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) Vice President Rizwan ul Haq said today that the game was growing at a good pace in the region, with the teams doing well across age category tourneys. see more.. Badminton: India begin campaign with 110-69 win over Sri Lanka in Group D opener 18 Jul 2025 | 6:30 PM Solo (Indonesia), July 18 (UNI) India kicked off their Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team championships campaign in style as they thrashed Sri Lanka 110-69 in their Group D clash here on Friday. see more.. Germany's Wellbrock completes open water golden double at Singapore worlds 18 Jul 2025 | 5:38 PM Singapore, July 18 (UNI) Germany's Florian Wellbrock completed a "golden double" at the Singapore World Aquatic Championships by winning the men's 5km open water swimming here on Friday, adding to his 10km gold. see more.. Australia's Moesha Johnson claims open water golden double at Aquatics Worlds 18 Jul 2025 | 5:32 PM Singapore, July 18 (UNI) Australia's Moesha Johnson clinched her second gold medal in the women's 5-kilometer open water swimming just 36 hours after winning the 10-kilometer event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore here today World No. 2 Johnson, who claimed 10km gold at the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup earlier last month, demonstrated her exceptional form in a fiercely contested final sprint. see more.. Delhi among top states in football today: DSA VP 18 Jul 2025 | 5:32 PM Delhi among top states in football today: DSA VP New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) Upbeat about Delhi's footballing fortunes, the Union Territory's soccer governing body feels the national capital has today become one of the foremost states in the sport. In an exclusive chat with UNI, Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) Vice President Rizwan ul Haq said today that the game was growing at a good pace in the region, with the teams doing well across age category tourneys.