Another gold, 1-2 finish for China in Olympic diving
By PAUL NEWBERRYAugust 3, 2021 GMT
The scenes of his life flashed before him.
Then, he pulled off the dive of his life.
Xie led another 1-2 finish for China in Olympic diving, claiming gold in men’s 3-meter springboard Tuesday. Teammate Wang Zongyuan held off Jack Laugher of Britain for the silver.
The Chinese divers held the top two spots after both the preliminaries and the semifinals, and it was more of the same in the finals.
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Xie broke down in tears when the scores for his final dive were posted, a string of 9.0s and 9.5s that clinched the victory with 558.75 points. Wang came over to give his teammate a hug.
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