Florian Wellbrock of Germany celebrates after the open water men's 10km of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan on July 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
FUKUOKA, Japan, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Florian Wellbrock claimed the title of men's 10-kilometer event at the World Aquatics Championships here on Sunday.
The 25-year-old, who had previously won the event at the 2019 Gwangju worlds and taken bronze in Budapest last year, beat a field of 69 competitors before standing on top of the podium.
Wellbrock clocked one hour, 50 minutes and 40.30 seconds, followed by Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary in 1:50:59.00 and his compatriot Oliver Klemet in 1:51:00.80.
It was Germany's second open water gold medal in Fukuoka following Leonie Beck's victory in the women's 10km race on Saturday.
Wellbrock has dominated the open water events since he won the 10km gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. He was also the winner in the 5km event in Budapest last year. ■
