Chinese divers golden on first day of worlds
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-18 08:46

China picked up where it left off at the Athens Olympics, winning two gold medals in synchronized diving at the world aquatics championships on Sunday.

The Chinese won six of eight gold medals in Athens, where the United States was shut out of the medals for the first time in 92 years.

Jia Tong and Yuan Pei Lin finished first in women's 10-meter synchronized diving.

"I hope the Chinese federation would take all the gold medals and bring them back to China," diver Wang Feng said.

They are off to a promising start in Montreal.

Jia Tong and Yuan Pei Lin finished first in women's 10-meter synchronized diving with 351.60 points, easily outdistancing Australians Loudy Tourky and Chantelle Newberry, who had 334.89.

He Chong and Wang won the men's 3-meter synchronized springboard title with 384.42 points.

Jia, 15, and 14-year-old Yuan have been paired for nearly three months. Yuan is competing in her first international meet.

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