BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan won four gold medals at the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2019 in Paris, becoming the biggest winner on the three-day competition, according to world swimming governing body FINA.
Rio 2016 bronze medallist and soloist Yukiko Inui of Japan was the best in the individual events in Paris. The 29-year-old star topped the solo technical with 90.5294 points and was followed by Spain's Ona Carbonell with 90.4893 and Vasilina Khandoshka of Belarus with 82.5783. Inui also took the top honours in the solo free with 91.7667, while Ukraine's Marta Fiedina claimed silver in 91.0000 and France's Eve Planeix closed the podium 84.9667.
World medallists Yumi Adachi/Atsushi Abe of Japan took the top honours in both the mixed events, with 85.8529 and 87.4667 points respectively. Spain and Brazil secured the silver and bronze medals in this order for both the technical and free too.
Both duet events were won by Ukrainian pairs: Anastasiya Savchuk and Marta Fiedina clinched gold in the technical with 90.7207, while the twin sisters Maryna Aleksiiva/Vladyslava Aleksiiva achieved 91.6333 in the free for the gold. Japan, France and Spain were the other nations to medal in these sessions.
France managed to clinch its only gold medal of the meet in the last session of the competition on Sunday. The girls achieved 86.233 point to claim gold in team free, in front of Brazil with 83.800 and Israel with 81.000.
The free combination event was won by Brazil in 83.4333, while Spain defeated France and Israel in the highlight routine.
