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Treble champion Maltsev eyes historic 4th gold
The Straits Times
|July 24, 2025
From a three-year absence on the international stage to three gold medals in four days, Aleksandr Maltsev has been on a historic winning streak at the World Aquatics Championships (WCH).
After claiming his maiden individual titles in both the men's solo technical and solo free events, the neutral artistic swimmer from Russia pulled off his hat-trick on July 23, when he and Mayya Gurbanberdieva clinched the gold in the mixed duet technical event.
The pair delivered a stunning performance based on the New World theme that earned them the night's highest score of 233.2100 points.
Spain's Dennis Gonzalez Boneu and Mireia Hernandez Luna took silver (230.4634) with Italy's Filippo Pelati and Lucrezia Ruggiero (228.0275) rounding off the podium at the Singapore Sports Hub's WCH Arena.
It has been a remarkable return to form for Maltsev, 30, who last competed in the world meet in 2019. Then, he and Gurbanberdieva took home the gold in both the mixed duet technical and mixed duet free events.
Like other Russian athletes, he was excluded from the 2022 and 2023 world championships after World Aquatics suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Though restrictions eased in 2024, allowing neutral participation, Russians opted out of the Doha meet.
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