Japan's Kaneto wins 200m breaststroke gold

Women's 200m Breaststroke Victory Ceremony - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 11/08/2016. Rie Kaneto (JPN) of Japan, Yulia Efimova (RUS) of Russia and Shi Jinglin (CHN) pose with their medals on the podium. [Photo/Agencies]

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rie Kaneto claimed Japan's second swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics by winning the women's 200m breaststroke final on Thursday.

Kaneto finished in 2 minutes 20.30 seconds, beating Russia's Yulia Efimova by 1.67 seconds at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

China's Shi Jinglin took bronze in 2:22.28.

World record holder Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark finished last, 3.44 seconds behind Kaneto.

Japan's other triumph in Rio's pool came on Saturday when Kosuke Hagino won the men's 400m individual medley.