China won two diving gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday, including the men's 1-meter springboard and the women's synchronized 10-meter platform, after taking all three diving gold medals on Saturday. They have won all five diving golds three days into the competition.
L-R: Osamar Olvera Ibarra from Mexico, Peng Jianfeng and Zheng Jiuyuan celebrate with medals after men's 1m springboard at World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16, 2023. /CFP
China's Peng Jianfeng won the men's 1m springboard with a score of 440.45 points, and compatriot Zheng Jiuyuan finished third with 418.30.
Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi Later added another gold with a dominant performance in the women's synchronized 10m platform final with 369.84 points, 58.08 points clear of the runners-up.
Chen Yuxi (L) and Quan Hongchan celebrate after winning the women's 10m synchronized platform final at World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16, 2023. /CFP
Both Olympic champions, Quan and Chen will go on to compete as individuals in the 10m platform event, with the final scheduled to take place three days later.
"I definitely want to win gold," Chen said after the match. "But I also hope that both of us will be able to go to [the 2024 Olympic Games in] Paris. We will have to be more focused on our daily training," she added.
The Chinese team swept all 13 diving gold medals in last year's World Championships in Budapest.
Shi Haoyu (L) and Cheng Wentao at the award ceremony of the artistic swimming mixed duet technical at World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, July 16, 2023. /CFP
In artistic swimming, China's Cheng Wentao and Shi Haoyu won the mixed duet technical bronze with 247.3033 points behind Japanese siblings Tomoka Sato and Yotaro Sato and Spain's Emma Garcia and Dennis Gonzalez Boneu.
As male swimmers are allowed to compete in Olympic artistic swimming for the first time next year in Paris, China have geared up the preparation for the Games.
They won a total of four gold medals and two bronzes last year in Budapest, and are registered in seven events in Fukuoka. Both bronze medals were won by Shi and his then partner Zhang Yiyao.
Zhang withdrew due to injury after the preliminary round this time, and was substituted by Cheng. Shi and Cheng in this season have won titles at the Canada leg of the World Cup series as well as the Super Final.
(With input from Xinhua)