Monday, 18 July 2011

China's Wu claims fifth diving world title


SHANGHAI: China claimed the first gold medal of the world aquatics championships Saturday as the sport's chiefs tightened their doping crackdown in the wake of a major scandal.

Divers Wu Minxia and He Zi got the hosts off to a roaring start as they bagged the women's 3m springboard synchro in a sunset final at Shanghai's open-air Crescent Lagoon venue.

Wu and He totalled 356.40 points, more than 40 points ahead of Canada's Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel, with Australians Anabelle Smith and Sharleen Stratton third