Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Open Water Swimming - Women's 10km - Final - Odaiba Marine Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 4, 2021. Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil celebrates winning gold after the race. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won gold in the women's 10km marathon swimming race at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, finishing the race a touch faster than the pack.
Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands, who was looking to defend her title from the 2016 Games in Rio, took silver with a finishing time less than a second behind Cunha, and Kareena Lee of Australia claimed bronze.
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