PARIS (AFP) – All-conquering Chinese divers Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen bagged the first Olympic gold of their careers yesterday with a superb victory in the women’s synchronised three-metre springboard final.
Chang and Chen have been unbeatable in global diving events in recent years, winning gold at three straight world championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
They extended that run of dominance into the Olympic arena yesterday, romping to victory with a total of 337.68 points.
That left them comfortably ahead of the American duo of Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook, who took silver with 314.64pts.
Britain’s Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen won bronze with a final total of 302.28.
China has ruled the three-metre springboard synchronised event since its introduction at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, winning gold on six out of seven occasions.
