Record sixth gold for Russia’s Romashina

Russia’s Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina (right) during the artistic swimming event yesterday. Pic/AFP

Russia's Svetlana Romashina claimed her record sixth Olympic gold medal in artistic swimming, teaming with Svetlana Kolesnichenko to win the duet on Wednesday.

The Russians were heavy favorites in a sport they have dominated for more than two decades. The pair received marks of 98.8000 to finish with a score of 195.9079. The silver went to China's Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan at 192.4499, while Ukraine's Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk beat Japan for the bronze with 189.4620.

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