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.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Swimming

Olympics-Brazilian swimmer Fratus, feted for Tokyo bronze joy, to miss Paris
Swimming-Russia's absence boosts U.S. hopes of striking Olympic gold in artistic swimming
Titmus in ‘hibernation from life’ before Paris
And the winner is ...
Hoe Yean ends campaign in Gold Coast with another national record
Olympics-McKeown breaks Australian all-comers record in 50 metres backstroke
Olympics-Australian swimmer Titmus in 'hibernation from life' before Paris
Swimmer Khiew breaks national record to inch closer to Olympics dream
Olympics-Backstroke dominator McKeown eyes medley gold at Paris pool
Hoe Yean not Short of quality sparring in Australia as he seeks Paris ticket on merit

Others Also Read