China's Si, Chen grab gold & silver in 10-meters

China's Si, Chen grab gold & silver in 10-meters
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Summary Si became world champion in the youngster's first major international competition.

 

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Chinese 14-year-old Si Yajie and two-time Olympic gold medalist Chen Ruolin ran away with the gold and silver medals in the women s 10-meter platform at the world championships on Thursday.

 

The final quickly became a duel between the two Chinese divers, making sure that the world s pre-eminent diving power collected its sixth gold in seven events at the scenic Montjuic Municipal pool.

 

Si became world champion in the youngster s first major international competition, while 2011 world champion Chen settled for silver to go with her gold in the 10-meter synchronized she won on Monday with Liu Huixia.

 

Si ended with 392.15 points for her five dives, while Chen had 388.70. Ukraine s Iuliia Prokopchuk claimed the bronze with 358.40.
 

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