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S. Korea wins bronze in women's synchronized 10m diving at Asian Games

NAGOYA — South Korea won the bronze medal in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, claiming the country's first medal in diving. The South Korean duo of Kim Na-hyun and Moon Na-yun scored a total of 276.90 points after five attempts to finish third in the event's final held at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. North Korea's Jo Jin-mi and Kim…

S. Korea wins bronze in women's synchronized 10m diving at Asian Games

South Korea secured a bronze medal in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform diving event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, marking their first diving medal at the Asian Games. The duo of Kim Na-hyun and Moon Na-yun achieved a total score of 276.90 points across five attempts to claim the third position in the final held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

North Korea's Jo Jin-mi and Kim Mi-rae, who had previously won silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, secured the silver medal with a score of 317.64 points. Meanwhile, China's Chen Yuxi and Lu Wei claimed the gold medal with an impressive score of 347.82 points.

In the initial two attempts, Kim and Moon were in second place. However, they dropped to fourth place after the fourth dive. On their final attempt, they executed a dive with a difficulty score of 3.2 and earned 64.32 points, which propelled them into the third position.

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