China's Chen Yiwen, left, and Chang Yani celebrate after winning the women's synchronized three-metre springboard diving final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.
China won its first gold medal in diving on Saturday on the first full day of competition in the Paris Olympics, a perfect start for the team of Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen.Posted: Jul 27, 2024 5:44 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
The same Chinese duo also won gold in the last three world championships and were heavy favourites going in. Men's street skateboarding scheduled for Saturday was postponed to Monday. The women's event is scheduled for Sunday. The South Korean Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism Vice Minister Jang Mi Ran requested a meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach over the incident, the ministry said in a statement Saturday. It said the ministry also asked South Korea's Foreign Ministry to file "a strong government-level complaint" with the French government.
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