Miya Tachibana of Japan defeated a field of five rivals to take the
synchronized swimming solo title at the Busan Asian Games here
Tuesday afternoon.
The Japanese scored a total of 97.667 points for the gold, beating
her closest opponent Jang Yoon-kyung of South Korea by nearly three
points.
Jang took the silver in 94.750, and Chinese Li Zhen finished third
in 94.251.
(Xinhua News
Agency October 1, 2002)