Golden divers, swimmers lead Chinese charge
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July 30, 2012, Monday
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CHINA'S Wu Minxia won her third synchronized three-meter springboard Olympic gold medal, winning the final with He Zi yesterday.
In the first of China's quest for all eight diving gold medals at London, Wu and He dominated the competition with 346.20 points to claim victory.
The United States pair of Abigail Johnston and Kelci Bryant took silver with 321.90 with Canada's Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel claiming bronze with 316.80.
The Chinese pair's highlights were a competition-high 80.10 points for a reverse 2 1/2 somersault and a back 2 1/2 somersault. They led after all five rounds of dives and gradually extended their advantage with the Americans receiving a 74.70 for their forward 2 1/2 somersault with one twist.
Meanwhile, China ruled in the pool late on Saturday.
Shortly after Sun Yang won the 400-meter freestyle over defending champion Park Tae-hwan, 16-year-old teammate Ye Shiwen announced her arrival on swimming's greatest stage with a world record in the grueling 400 individual medley.
Ye, who won in four minutes 28.43 seconds, celebrated with teammate Li Xuanxu in the next lane, who took bronze.
Sun had already made himself known by taking down Grant Hackett's 11-year-old world record in the marathon-like 1,500 free before a home crowd at last year's world championships in Shanghai, but he had never won an Olympic medal.
Impatient
"I was so eager and impatient to go on the podium," said Sun, after clocking 3:40.14, an Olympic record. "Today if I cry it's really because I worked hard for one year, or even more. I get up very early and worked very hard. This is a reward for me and my coach, who is not well. After I return he will go through surgery. My parents came. They are really great parents, they gave me so much."
Sun, who trains under Hackett's former coach Denis Cotterell, made history when he became China's first male swimming Olympic champion.
Ye won the 200 IM in Shanghai and wasn't among the pre-race favorites for the 400. "I'm still young," Ye said. "After training I'm sure I'll be even better."
Sun finished nearly two seconds ahead of Park, while Ye was nearly three seconds ahead of American Elizabeth Beisel.
"This is a big step for Chinese swimming," Ye said.
In the first of China's quest for all eight diving gold medals at London, Wu and He dominated the competition with 346.20 points to claim victory.
The United States pair of Abigail Johnston and Kelci Bryant took silver with 321.90 with Canada's Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel claiming bronze with 316.80.
The Chinese pair's highlights were a competition-high 80.10 points for a reverse 2 1/2 somersault and a back 2 1/2 somersault. They led after all five rounds of dives and gradually extended their advantage with the Americans receiving a 74.70 for their forward 2 1/2 somersault with one twist.
Meanwhile, China ruled in the pool late on Saturday.
Shortly after Sun Yang won the 400-meter freestyle over defending champion Park Tae-hwan, 16-year-old teammate Ye Shiwen announced her arrival on swimming's greatest stage with a world record in the grueling 400 individual medley.
Ye, who won in four minutes 28.43 seconds, celebrated with teammate Li Xuanxu in the next lane, who took bronze.
Sun had already made himself known by taking down Grant Hackett's 11-year-old world record in the marathon-like 1,500 free before a home crowd at last year's world championships in Shanghai, but he had never won an Olympic medal.
Impatient
"I was so eager and impatient to go on the podium," said Sun, after clocking 3:40.14, an Olympic record. "Today if I cry it's really because I worked hard for one year, or even more. I get up very early and worked very hard. This is a reward for me and my coach, who is not well. After I return he will go through surgery. My parents came. They are really great parents, they gave me so much."
Sun, who trains under Hackett's former coach Denis Cotterell, made history when he became China's first male swimming Olympic champion.
Ye won the 200 IM in Shanghai and wasn't among the pre-race favorites for the 400. "I'm still young," Ye said. "After training I'm sure I'll be even better."
Sun finished nearly two seconds ahead of Park, while Ye was nearly three seconds ahead of American Elizabeth Beisel.
"This is a big step for Chinese swimming," Ye said.
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