Keri-Anne Payne

After nearly two hours of racing around The Serpentine lake, it came down to a furious sprint to the finish. Eva Risztov got there first, by a hand.The Hungarian led most of the way in the grueling Olympic open water marathon at Hyde Park on Thursday, holding off a desperate bid to chase her down by American Haley Anderson.Risztov reached up with her right hand to touch the timing pad in 1 hour, 57 minutes, 38.2 seconds. She climbed out of the water, smiling and looking fresh as can be, even flexing her muscle for the big crowd.Anderson was right on Risztov's left shoulder coming to the line but couldn't overtake her. The American stuck up her left hand to nick the pad four-tenths of a second behind the winner, also slapping the pad with her right hand just to make sure she locked up the silver.Martina Grimaldi of Italy disappointed the huge crowd that lined the lake in one of London's most iconic royal parks, claiming bronze in the 10-kilometer race ahead of British world champion Ker...

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