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Diving At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 Metre Platform
The men's 10-metre diving platform, platform diving (sport), diving competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 6 to 7 August 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. It was the 27th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Olympic Games since the 1904 Summer Olympics. Competition format The competition will be held in three rounds: * Preliminary round: All divers perform six dives; the top 18 divers advance to the semi-final. * Semi-final: The 18 divers perform six dives; the scores of the qualifications are erased and the top 12 divers advance to the final. * Final: The 12 divers perform six dives; the semi-final scores are erased and the top three divers win the gold, silver and bronze medals accordingly. Within each round of six dives, one dive must be from each of the six groups (forward, back, reverse, inward, twisting, and armstand). Each dive is assigned a degree of difficulty based on somersaults, position, twists, approach, and entry. There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cao Yuan
Cao Yuan (; born 7 February 1995) is a Chinese Diving (sport), diver and an Olympic gold medalist, having won three golds, one silver and one bronze in the Olympics. He has also won golds in diving at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, World Championships and FINA Diving World Cup, World Cups. Early life Cao Yuan was born on 7 February 1995 in Hunan province. Cao Yuan started diving at age 5. His mother wanted him to learn discipline so enrolled him in diving classes. His life motto is "Go your own way and see your own scenery. Be calm for life's ups and downs." Career He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's synchronized 10 metre platform, Men's synchronized 10-metre platform, winning the gold medal. He won the gold medal at Diving at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 Asian Games in Men's 10-meter platform at the age of 15. Cao Yuan is the only diver in history to win 3 gold medals in a single World Diving Series event by win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |