Germany's Beck wins women's 10km title at swimming worlds (updated)
FUKUOKA, Japan, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Leonie Beck won the first gold medal of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the women's 10 kilometers open water event here on Saturday.
The 26-year-old, silver medalist in last year's Budapest worlds, outsprinted Australia's Chelsea Gubecka in the final stage, touching home first with two hours two minutes and 34 seconds.
Gubecka, competing in her sixth