China blew away the competition with an emphatic display of diving Sunday to make it two world championships gold medals out of two as they chase a historic clean sweep.
Olympic champion Huo Liang shrugged off the loss of long-time partner Lin Yue to injury as he combined perfectly with newcomer Qiu Bo in the 10m synchro — and claimed his third straight world title in the event.
Huo and Qiu totalled 480.03 points, leaving Germany’s Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein 37.02 adrift in the silver medal position with Ukrainians Oleksandr Gorshkovozov and Oleksandr Bondar claiming bronze.
British individual 10m world champion Tom Daley, 17, grieving the loss of his father to cancer just two months ago, placed sixth alongside partner Peter Waterfield. Huo and Qiu claimed gold despite being together for just a matter of months after Lin was ruled out through injury, highlighting the Chinese diving dynasty’s extraordinary strength in depth.
