Yang clinches China's ninth diving gold at world championships in Doha

Yang Hao of China waves at the podium after winning the gold medal end of the men's 10m platform diving final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. - AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

DOHA (AFP): With six months to go until the Olympic Games, China ended the World Aquatics Championships diving events on Saturday with a ninth gold medal thanks to Yang Hao.

Yang, 26, claimed his first individual world title in the men's 10m platform with 564.05 points to pip compatriot and Olympic champion Cao Yuan, second on 553.20 points. Ukraine's Oleksii Sereda came third with 528.65.