Gold medalists Sato Tomoka (3rd R)/Sato Yotaro (3rd L)of Japan, silver medalists Dennis Gonzalez Boneu (1st L)/Emma Garcia (2nd L) of Spain and bronze medalists Shi Haoyu (2nd R)/Cheng Wentao of China pose with medals after the awarding ceremony of the mixed duet technical final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
FUKUOKA, Japan, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Japanese siblings Tomoka Sato and Yotaro Sato won the mixed duet technical gold medal in artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships here on Sunday.
The pair scored 255.5066 points to change the color of their medal in last year's worlds from silver to gold.
Spain's Emma Garcia and Dennis Gonzalez Boneu took silver with 248.0499 points, and China's Cheng Wentao and Shi Haoyu matched their placing at last year's event by finishing third with 247.3033. ■
Shi Haoyu (2nd L)/Cheng Wentao (2nd R) of China react with their coaches while waiting for their score during the mixed duet technical final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Bronze medalists Shi Haoyu (L)/Cheng Wentao of China pose with medals after the awarding ceremony of the mixed duet technical final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)