Meilutyte claims gold in Nanjing
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Big things are expected of world record holder and Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing and the Lithuanian did not disappoint yesterday, cruising to gold in the women’s 50 meters breaststroke final.
The 17-year-old, who won 100 breaststroke gold at the London Games two years ago and holds the 50 world record, cruised home in a time of 30.14 seconds ahead of German Julia Willers (31.78) and Hungary’s Anna Sztankovics (31.84)
Also on Day 2 of competition, Ukraine’s Pavlo Korostylov blocked out the crowd noise and music to win gold in the men’s 10-meter air pistol.
Britain’s Ben Dijkstra won the men’s triathlon title but had to wait more than an hour for his win to be confirmed.
Dijkstra and New Zealand’s Daniel Hoy crossed the line together after almost an hour of swimming, cycling and running and when a photo finish gave the Briton the win, New Zealand filed a protest, which proved unsuccessful.
“It was quite tense but I’m glad it went this way in the end,” Dijkstra said. “It was such a good race, and Danny’s such a good athlete. I’m really pleased with the result.”
Some 3,800 athletes are taking part in the second edition of the Youth Games, which debuted in Singapore four years ago. The Games, closing on August 28, are open to athletes aged 14-18.
One of the highest profile athletes in Nanjing is Lithuania’s Meilutyte, who was in a different class to her 50 breaststroke rivals yesterday.
Meilutyte, who set a world record of 29.48 in the event at the world championships in Barcelona last year, is also entered in the 100 breaststroke, as well as the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley.
In rugby sevens, Argentina’s men and Australia’s women remain the only unbeaten teams after yesterday’s games. Fiji, one of the favorites for the men’s title, lost twice yesterday, to France and Argentina.
China’s women beat Tunisia 34-0 and the United States 29-7 yesterday, while Australia thrashed the Americans 38-0 and routed Spain 41-0.
Rattanaphon Pakkaratha won the women’s 53-kilogram weightlifting title to earn Thailand’s first gold of the Games.
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