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The Latest: China wins 1st gold in bid for diving sweep

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

5:30 p.m.

China has opened its bid for a golden sweep in Olympic diving, easily winning the women's 3-meter springboard synchronized title.

Shi Tingmao and Wu Minxia totaled 345.60 points Sunday in the first diving event of the Rio Games. They led throughout the five-round competition and won by a whopping 31.77 points on an overcast day at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, where light rain briefly fell.

Italy's Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape took silver at 313.