Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Hungary's Balint Kreisz and Armand Marosszeki finished first and second in the Boys' 16-17 years 7.5km open water event, repeating their result from the European Junior Championships. Kreisz, recently crowned at home in Sukoró, was delighted to add a World Junior title, while Marosszeki was pleased to share the podium with his teammate, finishing 1.4 seconds behind .
Bo Ling Su earned bronze, marking Chinese Taipei's first Open Water World Junior Championships medal. Su made a decisive move at the halfway point to secure third. He emphasized the significance of this achievement for himself and his team .
The boys' race saw constant lead changes and a tight finish, as Konstantinos Chourdakis, a former European Junior 5km champion, missed a medal by just 0.1 seconds behind Su. Poland’s Mieszko Nowacki rounded out the top five .
In the Girls' 16-17 years 7.5km event, Russia’s Kseniia Misharina won gold by taking an early lead and building a gap of about 55 seconds by midway. Her solo effort showed strong pacing and endurance in challenging conditions .