Qin Kai - Luo Yutong pocket Men's 3m Synchronised Springboard gold medal: World Diving Championships
Qin Kai and Luo Yutong of China impressed the arena in the final round of Men’s 3m Synchronised Springboard on the fourth day of the diving events, at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, on Tuesday, July 19.
The Chinese divers demonstrated their notable efforts to reach the top of the podium in the final of the 3m event. With the immaculate efforts of their participants, China has occupied six gold medals in different diving events at these World Championships, while the dominance of Kai and Yutong in the 3m Springboard won the hearts of Chinese crowd.
Kai and Yutong proved their eligibility for the gold medal, by accomplishing a phenomenal score of 463.98 points. Their effort in the final round was almost 11 points more than their effort in the preliminary rounds, where the score was 452.19 points.
For the second position, Russian duo of Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov followed them on the podium, with a score of 438.75 points. They were followed by Mexico’s Yahel Castillo and Julian Sanchez, who stayed almost fourteen points behind their preceding team and reached the podium for bronze medal, with an astonishing effort of 437.61 points.
In the meantime, USA’s Kristian Ipsen and Troy Dumais sustained their fourth qualifying spot and achieved a score of 429.06 points for fourth position. German duo of Patrick Hausding and Stephan Feck, who failed to maintain their third best spot, stayed approximately fifteen points behind USA and scored 414.39 points to secure the fifth position.
They were followed by Ukrainian pair of Oleksiy Prygorov and Oleksandr Gorshkovozov, who proved their eligibility for sixth position, by scoring a total of 412.20 points. Christopher Mears and Nicholas Robinson of Great Britain moved up to seventh position, as they scored 403.68 points. Matthieu Rosset and Damien Cely of France managed to finish at the eighth position in the event, as they managed 402.36 points.
In addition, the arena applauded the terrific efforts of all participants, while the divers were awarded with medals after the completion of the session.
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