China tops medal table as Ye adds silver on final day of FINA Worlds
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Updated: 2019-07-29 11:37
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GWANGJU, South Korea - Team China topped the medal table as Ye Shiwen added a silver medal on the final day of the 18th FINA World Championships here on Sunday.
China ended the championships with 16 golds, 11 silvers and three bronzes, maintaining its dominance throughout the 17-day swimming competition.
Ye won the silver in the women's 400m individual medley (IM), touching home in four minutes and 32.07 seconds.
The world record holder Katinka Hosszu of Hungary finished first in 4:30.39 to grab the gold, and Japan's Yui Ohashi took the bronze in 4:32.33.
China's Xu Jiayu finished sixth with a time of 24.64 in the men's 50m backstroke final, failing to take a medal.
