China's Chen Yuxi-Lu Wei take gold with 347.82 points; North Korea claims silver

National team divers Kim Na-hyun and Moon Na-yun train at the Jincheon National Training Center in North Chungcheong Province on Friday ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, during a media day event hosted by the Korea Swimming Federation. [Yonhap]
National team divers Kim Na-hyun and Moon Na-yun train at the Jincheon National Training Center in North Chungcheong Province on Friday ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, during a media day event hosted by the Korea Swimming Federation. [Yonhap]

South Korean divers Kim Na-hyun and Moon Na-yun claimed a bronze medal in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The pair scored a combined 276.90 points across five dives in the final held Saturday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan, finishing third.

Kim and Moon opened strongly, placing second after the first dive with 48.00 points, then recorded 46.80, 63.84 and 53.94 points in the second through fourth dives, staying locked in a tight battle for third and fourth place.

In the fifth and final dive, the pair cleanly executed a back 2.5 somersaults with 1.5 twists (5253B) with a degree of difficulty of 3.2, earning 64.32 points. That pulled them comfortably clear of fourth-place Malaysia's Pandelela Rinong-Nur Dhabitah Sabri, who finished with 247.29 points — a margin of 29.61 points.

Gold went to China's Chen Yuxi and Lu Wei, who dominated the competition with a score of 347.82 points.

North Korea's Jo Jin-mi and Kim Mi-rae, silver medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics, took second place with 317.64 points.


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