China’s Chen Aisen and Lin Yue added the Olympic gold medal to their world title with a dominant display in the men’s 10 metre synchronised platform event at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Rio de Janeiro today.
Chinese duo Wu Minxia and Shi Tingmao got their nation's pursuit of a clean sweep of the diving events at Rio 2016 off to the perfect start as they secured the Olympic three metres synchronised springboard gold medal with a formidable performance at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre today.
China, winner of the eight diving gold medals on offer at the 2012 Olympics in London, is aiming to maintain its dominance in the Rio 2016 competition due to get underway in the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre tomorrow as it provides potential winners in all eight events.
One metre springboard world champion Tania Cagnotto won two gold medals on home soil at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix in Bolzano.
China claimed another hat-trick of gold medals on the final day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series event in Kazan, taking their overall tally to nine.
China underlined their supremacy over the rest of the field at the fourth leg of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series event in Kazan, winning all three gold medals on the second day of action.
Russia’s Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov delighted the home crowd at the fourth leg of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series in Kazan after claiming the men’s 3 metres synchro springboard title on an opening day dominated by China.
China's remarkable run at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series was finally ended as hosts Canada became the only other country to claim gold this season at the 30th attempt in Windsor.
Fifteen-year-old prodigy Ren Qian led the way as China won three more gold medals on the second day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series leg in Windsor.
China won all four gold medals on the opening day of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series event in Windsor, continuing their perfect record this season.
Roseline Filion secured Canada’s fourth gold medal of their home International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix by narrowly winning the women’s 10 metre platform event at the Gatineau Sports Complex.
Hosts Canada dominated the opening day of finals at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix by claiming three golds medals at the Gatineau Sports Complex.
American Murphy Bromberg broke the Chinese dominance at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix as she beat Lin Jinming to clinch the women’s 10 meters platform crown on the final day of the latest stop on the calendar in San Juan in Puerto Rico.
China maintained their dominance of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving Grand Prix as they swept all five gold medals available on the opening day of finals at the fourth event of the season in San Juan.
China won the final three gold medals on offer at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Diving World Series in Dubai to ensure the country won all ten titles available at the Hamdan Sports Complex.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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