Liu Huixia secures Women’s 10m platform title – Swimming news
Liu Huixia of China secured the title of Women’s 10m platform on third day of the FINA/MIDEA Diving World Series 2013 in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday, May 19.
The Chinese swimmer lived up to the expectations of her supporters by dominating the final round of 10m event. With her astonishing efforts, she remained comfortably ahead of her challengers and stepped on the wall for gold medal.
She experienced strong resistance from her compatriot, Si Yajie, who dominated the first half of the event, but with her notable efforts, Huixia managed to secure the top of podium.
Huixia remained comfortably ahead of her challengers in the first round, as she secured 84.00 points while Yajie was able to score only 78.00 points.
The same continued in second round, where Huixia served notice of her talent and obtained 91.20 points. In contrast, Yajie was able to score only 76.80 points.
Huixia continued her unrelenting efforts in the third round of the game, as she added a total of 84.80 points on the board while her strongest opponent was able to secure only 81.60 points.
Subsequently, Huixia secured 61.05 and 80.00 points in the last two rounds while Yajie obtained 66.00 and 81.60 points respectively.
With her astonishing efforts, Huixia scored 401.05 point and secured the title while Yajie earned 384.00 and stood on the podium as second best finisher.
Third position of the race was obtained by Roseline Filion of Canada, who reached the medal rostrum by earning a total of 371.05 points.
The third best finisher was followed by Pandelela Rinong Pamg of Malaysia, who remained almost 13 points behind and settled fourth with a score of 358.90 points.
Fifth position of the event was obtained by Tonia Couch of Great Britain, who managed to secure only 348.40 points.
Last spot of the event was obtained by Noemi Batki of Italy, who was unable to upset any of her challengers as she gained 325.80 points.
In addition, Huixia expressed happiness over her victory in the event while the position holders received medals and accolades for their notable efforts after the race.
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