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14-year-old Chinese athlete wins Olympic gold in diving
Quan Hongchan piles up 466.20 points to be Olympic champion in women's 10-meter platform
Can Erozden |
05.08.2021 - Update : 05.08.2021
Quan Hongchan of China competes in the women's 10m platform preliminaries during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. ( Alexander Safonov - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA
China's 14-year-old diver Quan Hongchan won a gold medal in women's diving at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday.
Quan, the youngest Chinese athlete in Tokyo, scored 466.20 points in women's 10-meter platform final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre to be the champion.
Her compatriot Chen Yuxi took silver as the 15-year-old scored 425.40 points in the final.
Melissa Wu of Australia had bronze with 371.40 points.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run through Aug. 8.
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