Meilutyte grabs second gold of Youth Games


  • Swimming
  • Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014

Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte reacts after winning the women's 50m breaststroke semi-final during the World Swimming Championships at the Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona August 3, 2013. REUTERS/Albert Gea

NANJING China (Reuters) - London Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte finished more than two seconds ahead of her nearest rival in the women's 100 metres breaststroke final on Wednesday to claim her second gold medal of the Youth Olympic Games.

Meilutyte will now leave Nanjing and travel to Berlin for the European Championships, where she will compete in the 50m breaststroke.

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