China : China’s Quan Hongchan, who at age 14 is the country’s youngest athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, saw off compatriot Chen Yuxi to secure a stunning gold in women’s 10 meter platform diving on Thursday.
The diving sensation produced two perfect-10 dives in a dominant display.
Quan becomes the second-youngest female ever to win gold in the event after her compatriot Fu Mingxia took the title at the 1992 Barcelona Games at the age of just 13.
Quan’s victory on Thursday extends China’s dominance in women’s diving.
China has now claimed gold in all women’s diving events at four successive games — Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
The last time a non-Chinese woman won an Olympic diving event was when Australia’s Chantelle Newbery secured women’s 10 meter platform gold at the 2004 Games in Athens.
15-year-old reigning world champion Chen collected the silver medal with Australia’s Mellisa Wu claiming bronze.
CNN
