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Yuan’s platform win completes China’s clean sweep of diving golds

By Xinhua
August 11, 2024
Chinas Cao Yuan (L) is congratulated by his coaches after winning the gold medal in the mens 10m platform diving final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 10, 2024. — AFP
China's Cao Yuan (L) is congratulated by his coaches after winning the gold medal in the men's 10m platform diving final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 10, 2024. — AFP 

PARIS: Cao Yuan successfully defended his Olympic title in the men’s 10m platform event on Saturday as China completed a clean sweep of all eight diving gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games.

Cao, 29, secured his fourth Olympic gold with an impressive 547.5 points, becoming the first diver since American legend Greg Louganis at the 1988 Seoul Olympics to defend a gold medal in the men’s 10m platform.

Japanese teenager Rikuto Tamai claimed the silver medal with a score of 507.65, while Britain’s Noah Williams took the bronze with 497.35 points.