Steenbergen and Kornev lead the way as Baku stop of Swimming World Cup concludes - World Aquatics

Rights-free content from the Swimming World Cup is available to download from the World Aquatics Media Pool Steenbergen strengthens her lead with European Record Marrit Steenbergen continued her outstanding Swimming World Cup campaign with a dominant victory in the women's 100m Freestyle, setting a European Record of 50.32 to claim her first gold medal of the Tashkent stop.

Egor Kornev collected $10,000 after equalling the men’s 100m freestyle short course world record on day 2 of the opening Swimming World Cup of the season at Baku in Azerbaijan. Credit: World Aquatics Egor Kornev equalled the men’s 100m freestyle short course world record on day two of the opening 2026 World Cup in Baku, clocking 44.84 as he held off the challenge of Australia’s world and Olympic 50m freestyle champion Cameron McEvoy, who finished in 45.36.

The first two stops of the World Cup circuit have been good to Russia’s Egor Kornev, who established his second world record during Saturday action in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. One week after he tied the world record in the 100-meter freestyle, Kornev blasted a time of 21.28 in the 50 butterfly. That performance cut .04 off the previous world record, the 21.32 set by Switzerland’s Noe Ponti in 2024. At the opening leg of the World Cup tour in Baku, Azerbaijan, Kornev clocked 44.84 in the 100 freestyle to equal the 2021 record of Australian Kyle Chalmers. This time around, the Russian didn’t have to share a record, and he moved to No. 1 all-time with a massive personal best. Kornev entered Saturday night with a top time of 21.64, which was good for the Russian record. But in the final in Tashkent, he dropped a huge .36 to knock Ponti off the event’s pedestal.

Baku, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--Japan defeated Russia 4-1 in the mixed team final at the 2026 World Judo Championships in Baku on Sunday, the final day of the championships. This is Japan's eighth gold medal in the mixed team event, which has been held at the World Judo Championships since 2017. Japan had won the event seven times in a row, but lost in the final at the previous championships. In the final, Sanshiro Murao and other Japanese team members racked up victories to take a 3-1 lead, and Akari Omori won the final match against Irina Zueva. Japan reached the final after defeating host Azerbaijan in the second round, Mongolia in the quarterfinals, and China in the semifinals. The next championships will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in June 2027.[Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]

Skip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpMenuCBC GemCBC ListenSearchQuick LinksNewsSportsRadioMusicListen LiveTVWatchsportsTop StoriesOlympicsHockeyCurlingVideoSchedulesShowsFeaturesAll SportsVideoKelowna's Taylor Ruck wins 4th World Cup Baku medal with 100m freestyle bronze | CBC.ca LoadedKelowna's Taylor Ruck wins 4th World Cup Baku medal with 100m freestyle bronzeOctober 3|Duration 5:23October 3SportsDuration 5:23closed captionCanada's Taylor Ruck finished with a time of 52.38 in the women's 100-metre freestyle to take bronze and claim her fourth medal in Baku.