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Olympics-Diving-Britain upsets China in the men's 10m synchronised platform

Britain's Thomas Daley and Matty Lee won gold in the men’s 10 metres synchronised platform diving at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving - Men's 10m Platform Synchro - Final - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan July 26, 2021. Thomas Daley of Britain and Matty Lee of Britain embrace each other REUTERS/Marko Djurica

26 Jul 2021 03:20PM (Updated: 26 Jul 2021 03:40PM)

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TOKYO -Britain pulled off a stunning victory in the men’s 10 metre synchronised platform diving at the Tokyo Games on Monday, ending China's golden run in the event.

China had won gold in the event in the last four Games but costly errors in their fourth dive meant the lead slipped through the fingers of Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen, as four-time Olympian Tom Daley and new diving partner Matty Lee held their nerve at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre to top the podium.

The Britons finished with a total score of 471.81 points, just over one point ahead of silver medallists Cao and Chen, with Aleksandr Bondar and Viktor Minibaev of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) taking bronze.

(Reporting by Yuki Nitta and Amy Tennery Editing by Christian Radnedge)

Source: Reuters