Tokyo Olympics: teen divers Chen Yuxi, Zhang Jiaqi get China’s ‘Dream Team’ back on track with synchro 10m platform gold
- The 15-year-old Chen – China’s youngest Olympian in Tokyo – and Zhang, 17, post a formidable score of 363.78 in Tuesday’s final
- ‘We can feel the pressure because we are young. [But] we have nothing to lose. We are brave to face any challenges,’ Chen says
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Teen divers Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi won the second gold medal for the Chinese “Dream Team” – and an eighth overall for China at the Tokyo Games – with a formidable score of 363.78 in the women’s synchronised 10m platform on Tuesday.
The US came second through Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell, but finished more than 52 points behind on 310.8 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. The Mexican pair of Gabriela Agundez and Alejandra Orozco won bronze with 299.7.
The 15-year-old Chen – China’s youngest Olympian in Tokyo – and Zhang, 17, extended China’s winning streak in the event to six Olympic Games.
“We do have an advantage in our age. We are short and light, and this means that our [water] entry is better than the others,” Zhang said.
“Our weakness is we are inexperienced. They have much more experience, we only have one World Championships.”