Long Daoyi (bottom)/Wang Zongyuan of China compete during the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese divers Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi fended off a strong challenge from Mexico's Juan Celaya Hernandez and Osmar Olvera Ibarra to win the men's synchronized 3m springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Despite two below-par dives, Wang and Long managed to nail their last and most difficult dive to claim the fourth diving gold for China in Paris with a score of 446.1 points.
Hernandez and Ibarra were only 2.07 points behind, finishing second.
Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding of Britain, who finished second at the 2022 and 2023 world championships, took the bronze medal in 438.15.
Wang, 22, won the Olympic champion title in this event in Tokyo three years ago with Xie Siyi, who will only compete in the individual event this time as the defending champion.
Long Daoyi ®/Wang Zongyuan of China compete during the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Long Daoyi (bottom)/Wang Zongyuan of China compete during the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Long Daoyi (bottom)/Wang Zongyuan of China compete during the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Juan Manuel Celaya Hernandez/Osmar Olvera Ibarra of Mexico compete during the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Anthony Harding/Jack Laugher of Great Britain compete during the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Long Daoyi ®/Wang Zongyuan of China celebrate after the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Gold medalists Long Daoyi (3rd R)/Wang Zongyuan (3rd L) of China, silver medalists Juan Manuel Celaya Hernandez (2nd L)/Osmar Olvera Ibarra (1st L) of Mexico and bronze medalists Anthony Harding (2nd R)/Jack Laugher of Great Britain attend the awarding ceremony after the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Gold medalists Long Daoyi (front, R)/Wang Zongyuan (front, C) of China, silver medalists Juan Manuel Celaya Hernandez (back, L)/Osmar Olvera Ibarra (front, L) of Mexico and bronze medalists Anthony Harding (back, C)/Jack Laugher of Great Britain attend the awarding ceremony after the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Gold medalists Long Daoyi (L)/Wang Zongyuan of China celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the men's synchronised 3m springboard final of diving at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint Denis, near Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)■