Yang Jian wins men’s 10-meter platform title

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AP, Gwangju :
Yang Jian won the men’s 10-meter platform title at the world championships on Saturday as China took another diving gold.
Yang Jian totaled 598.65 points to finish ahead of teammate Yang Hao, who had 585.75 on Saturday night in Gwangju.
Aleksandr Bondar of Russia took bronze with 541.05.
Oleksii Sereda, a 13-year-old from Ukraine, finished fourth.
Yang Jian climbed out of the water after his last dive and kissed edge of the pool.
Two-time world champion Thomas Daley of Britain finished seventh.
After winning gold in the first 11 events, the lone event China didn’t win at the championships was the mixed 3-meter synchronized springboard, with the Chinese scratching earlier Saturday.
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