Great haul of China: Cao Yuan wins Olympic gold to give his nation an unprecedented diving sweep
Cao Yuan has defended his title in the men’s 10-meter platform to give China an unprecedented sweep of the diving gold medals at the Paris Olympics
By PAUL NEWBERRY
Published - Aug 10, 2024, 12:16 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 10, 2024, 12:16 PM EDT
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Call it the Great Haul of China.
Cao Yuan defended his title in the men's 10-meter platform on Saturday and gave his nation an unprecedented sweep of the diving gold medals at the Paris Olympics.
The Big Red Machine won all eight golds handed out at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, most of them with dominating victories.
That wasn't the case in the final diving event of the Games. With teammate Yang Hao having an uncharacteristically poor day and Rikuto Tamai of Japan keeping the pressure on until a botched dive in the next-to-last round, the burden of completing the Chinese sweep fell entirely on Cao's slender shoulders.
