China's Li Yajie wins women's 1m springboard at FINA World Championships (updated)


BUDAPEST, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese team continued its momentum in diving competitions at the FINA World Championships here on Wednesday as Li Yajie won the women's 1m springboard to keep China's perfect gold-winning record at the tournament.

The 19-year-old was 7.30 points behind Canada's Mia Vallee after a poor third dive, but managed to deliver two flawless dives in the fourth and fifth rounds to grab the gold with 300.85 points.

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