Swimming: Chupkov Wins Men's 200m Breaststroke World Title

Swimming: Chupkov wins men's 200m breaststroke world title

BUDAPEST, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Jul, 2017 ) - Anton Chupkov won the men's 200m breaststroke final at the world championships on Friday to give Russia a second gold just minutes after Yuliya Efimova's victory in the women's race.

Chupkov clocked a new championships record of two minutes, 06.96 seconds with Japan's Yasuhiro Koseki taking silver at 0.33 secs and compatriot Ippei Watanabe earned bronze at 0.51.