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ROC pair Romashina, Kolesnichenko win artistic swimming duet gold

Published : 05 Aug 2021, 03:37

DF News Desk

Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of ROC compete during the duet free routine final of the artistic swimming competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 4, 2021. Photo: Xinhua by Wang Jingqiang.

Svetlana Romashina and Svetlana Kolesnichenko won the ROC the gold in artistic swimming duet after scoring 98.8000 points in free routine for a total of 195.9079 points here on Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

The ROC duo took the first place in Tuesday's technical routine with 97.1079 points, the highest technical routine score which the pair have achieved as a duet.

The 31-year-old Romashina now has six Olympic gold medals to her name. Having won team gold at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, she also clinched duet golds in London and Rio.

"I don't count the medals, I just want to feel this moment. We are very happy. I think we are happy of our work, of our team," said Romashina.

Romashina and Kolesnichenko are the reigning world champions in both duet free and duet technical.