USA Today · Aug 9, 2016
The Latest: Chinese win third gold medal in diving at Rio
(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
5:45 p.m.
MEDAL ALERT: It's another Olympic diving gold for the Chinese.
Chen Ruolin and Liu Huixia won the women's 10-meter synchronized platform title Tuesday, making China 3-for-3 in the competition so far.
Chen and Liu led all five rounds and totaled 354.80 points, winning by just over 10 points in the closest diving contest yet in Rio.
The Chinese have never lost the event at the Olympics. Chen earned her third consecutive gold medal in 10-meter synchro, having won in 2008 and 2012 with different partners.