Sanchez German and Garcia Ivan secure Men’s 10m Synchro Platform gold – Swimming news
Sanchez German and Garcia Ivan of Mexico secured gold medal of the Men’s 10m Synchronised Platform on day one of the FINA/MIDEA Diving World Series 2013 in Guadalajara, Mexico on Friday, May 17.
The Mexican pair devastated hopes of their challengers in the final of the 10m event as they remained comfortably ahead of them and grabbed the title. With their unrelenting efforts, the duo earned a prominent lead in the first round and reached the podium
for the title.
With their exceptional efforts, Sanchez and Garcia gained a lead of two points from their toughest challenger in the first round as they secured 52.80 points while Minibaev Victor and Chesakov Artem of Russia managed to get only 50.40 points.
Similarly, the Mexican pair extended their lead by 0.60 points in the second round as they secured a total of 54.60 against Russia’s 54.00 points.
Following that, Garcia and Sanchez continued their nerve-wrecking efforts in the third and fourth rounds as they accomplished 89.91 ad 88.11 points respectively. In contrast, Minibaev and Chesakov were only able to get 86.40 and 83.25 points respectively.
The same continued in last two rounds, where the German pair achieved 92.07 and 90.06 points as compared to the 74.52 and 79.92 points of Minibaev and Chesakov.
The Mexican pair was able to secure gold medal of the event with a score of 467.55 points. The gold medallists were followed by Russian duo that gained silver medal of the event with 428.49 points.
Third spot of the event was obtained by Guerra Jose Antonio and Aguirre Jeinkler of Cuba, who were able to reach the podium for bronze medal with a score of 409.11.
Subsequently, the crowd witnessed gruelling efforts of Rios Lopera Juan and Ortega Victor of Colombia, who were able to overwhelm any of their challengers. The duo remained nearly six points away from the Colombian pair as they secured 403.65 points.
In addition, the Mexican pair expressed happiness over their victory in the 10m synchronised event while the position holders were invited on the medal rostrum for awards and accolades after the session.
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