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Wang Xin of China competes during the
women's 10m platform final of diving at Doha Asiad, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2006.
Wang Xin claimed the title of the event with a score of 419.25
points. (Xinhua Photo/Wang Lei)
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DOHA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- As expected, China
completed a clean sweep in the diving events with Lin Yue and Wang Xin winning
the last two golds in the last-day diving finals at the 15th Asian Games here on
Thursday.
In the men's 10-meter platform, Lin Yue and Zhou
Luxin, both ofChina, changed their leads for four rounds before Lin scored four
perfect 10 points in his fifth dive reverse 3-1/2 somersaults witha day-high
100.30.
Lin clinched the title in 551.50 while Zhou finished
second in 533.90 and Kim Chon Man of DPR Korea in 456.35.
Lin, the champion of East Asian Games last year and
winner of three Grand Prix titles and the Super Grand Prix Final in 2006, has
enjoyed a winning record 2-1 against World Cup gold medalist Zhou in this year
before the Asian Games.
The 15-year-old Lin said that "I felt nervous at the
beginning and became more relaxed afterwards. It's my third competition within
one month, including the Super Grand Prix Final in Mexico, China Champions Tour
and the Asian Games, so I am very tired right now."
In a battle between two 14-year-old rookies, Wang Xin
edged her fellow Chinese Chen Ruolin to take the women's 10m platform by
collecting 419.25, 1.15 points ahead of Chen.
Hong In Sun of DPR Korea and Risa Asada of Japan
finished third and fourth in 354.00 and 353.75 points respectively.
Wang, who competed in her first international meet,
said: "My last two dives were terrible, but fortunately I got the gold by a slim
margin of 1.15 points. I hope I can participate in the World Championships next
year."
After the five-day diving competition, China bagged all 10 golds on offer, together with six individual silver medals, leaving Japan two silvers and two bronzes, Malaysia and DPR Korea one silver and three bronzes, and South Korea two bronzes.
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