Olympics-Diving-Chinau0027s teenage diving queens bag 10m platform gold and silver


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TOKYO :China's 14-year-old diving superstar Quan Hongchan claimed gold in the women's 10 metre platform with a near-perfect score at the Tokyo Games on Thursday, leaving a silver medal for team mate Chen Yuxi. China have claimed gold in all of the women's diving events since the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Quan, whose medal looked massive on her 143 cm (4'8" feet) frame, made quite the international debut at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, dominating the diving pool throughout the competition. In the second and fourth rounds, Quan scored a perfect 10 from all seven judges as she slipped neatly...