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| July 25, 2005 | Monday | Jumadi-us-Sani 17, 1426 |
Hu clinches 10m gold for China
MONTREAL, July 24: Olympic champion Hu Jia of China nailed his final dive to win the 10 metre platform title at the world championships on Saturday, giving a resurgent China their second gold medal in as many days.
After leading through the first four dives, Hu appeared to give the gold away with a woeful fifth attempt which scored mostly 3.5s and 4.0s from the judges.
But he rebounded with a dazzling dive on his final effort to score 9.0s across the board and finish with a winning total of 698.01.
Jose Antonio Guerra Oliva earned Cuba their first medal in Olympic or world championship competition by taking the silver with 691.14, while Russia’s Gleb Galperin completed the podium securing the bronze with 656.19.
Guerra also achieved a major milestone for Cuba with a consistent performance but said he did not expect his historic medal to change his life.
While Guerra’s silver medal will be viewed as a huge success in Cuba, China, already with 10 medals including four golds, are not as easily satisfied.
Saturday’s final results:
Diving:
Men’s 10m platform: 1. Hu Jia (China) 698.01pts - gold medal; 2. Jose Antonio Guerra (Cuba) 691.14 - silver medal; 3. Gleb Galperin (Russia) 656.19 - bronze medal.
Open water swimming:
Men’s 25km: 1. David Meca (Spain) 5:00:21.4 - gold medal; 2. Brendan Capell (Australia) 5:00:23.6 - silver medal; 3. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) 5:00:28.4 - bronze medal.
Synchronized swimming:
Team event: 1. Russia 99.334pts - gold medal; 2. Japan 97.834 - silver medal; 3. Spain 97.750 - bronze medal.—Agencies
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