Italy won the 6km open-water team
event at the swimming world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on
Thursday.
The Italian quarter triumphed in the 4x1.5km relay with a time
of 1:10:31.2.
Gregorio Paltrinieri, who took the silver medal in the men's 5km
individual open-water event, brought the team home in the final
leg after excellent work by Barbara Pozzobon, Ginevra Tadeucci
and Domenico Acerenza.
The silver medal went to Hungary while Australia completed the
podium.
"We are delighted," said Paltrinieri.
"It's the first time that we have won the (team open-water) gold
at the world championships.
"We have won everything and against everyone over the years but
this medal was the one we lacked.
"We really wanted it".
It was Italy's sixth medal of the championships and the first
gold.
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