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Chinese athletes lead Tokyo gold rush By WANG XU in Tokyo and SUN XIAOCHEN in Beijing | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-07-26 07:21 Share CLOSE China's Wang Han (top) and Shi Tingmao compete in the women's 3-meter synchronized springboard diving final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday. The pair won China's first diving gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. WANG JINGQIANG/XINHUA China led the gold rush on the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with weightlifters Li Fabin, Chen Lijun and divers Shi Tingmao and Wang Han l...

China continues diving domination, wins synchronized springboard gold Shi Tingmao and Wang Han totaled 326.40 points on Sunday, easily winning by 25.62 points. Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu of Canada took silver with 300.78. Lena Hentschel and Tina Punzel of Germany earned bronze with 284.97. The U.S. duo of Alison Gibson and Krysta Palmer finished last among eight teams in their Olympic debuts. Shi and Wang led each of the five rounds, tying with the U.S. after their second dive. Shi and Wang earned scores ranging from 8.0 to 9.0 for their last dive, an inward 2 1/2 somersaults ...

___ MEDAL ALERT Ulugbek Rashitov won Uzbekistan’s first Olympic taekwondo gold medal in dramatic fashion by beating Bradly Sinden of Britain. The 19-year-old Rashitov landed a four-point turning body kick inside the final 15 seconds to turn a two-point deficit into a two-point lead and the featherweight hung on for a 34-29 victory to claim Uzbekistan’s first-ever medal in taekwondo. Rashitov is relatively inexperienced on the world stage but his success echoes Uzbekistan’s major strides in combat sports, including the Uzbek boxing team’s breakthrough performance in Rio de Janeiro. Sin...

Chinese duo easily win 1st diving gold of Tokyo Olympics By BETH HARRISJuly 25, 2021 GMT The result was the same in the first diving event of the Tokyo Olympics. China won the women’s 3-meter synchronized springboard to get started on what many predict could be a golden sweep of the eight events. Shi Tingmao and Wang Han totaled 326.40 points, easily winning by 25.62 points. Jennifer Abel and Olympic rookie Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu of Canada took silver with 300.78. Lena Hentschel and Tina Punzel of Germany earned bronze with 284.97. The U.S. duo of Alison Gibson and Krysta Palmer finished ...

1st diving gold of Tokyo Olympics has been captured Share Updated: 1:45 AM PDT Jul 25, 2021 BETH HARRIS, Associated Press SOURCE: Tom Pennington The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 1:45 AM PDT Jul 25, 2021 BETH HARRIS, Associated Press China got off to a winning start in diving at the Tokyo Olympics, claiming gold in women's 3-meter synchronized springboard to start what the Chinese hope is a sweep of the eight events.Shi Tingmao and Wang Han totaled 326.40 points on Sunday, easily winning...