China divers 2-for-2 at Beijing Olympics

[August 11, 2008]  BEIJING (AP) -- China made it 2-for-2 in diving when Lin Yue and Huo Liang won the men's 10-meter synchronized title on Monday.

The Chinese led throughout, winning with a mark of 468.18 points. Germany's duo of Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding rallied for the silver at 450.42, leaving Russia's Gleb Galperin and Dmitry Dobroskok to settle for bronze at 445.26 - just 0.42 ahead of fourth-place Australia.

David Boudia and Thomas Finchem of the United States were third after the fourth of sixth dives but couldn't hold on. They took fifth in 440.64.

[Associated Press]

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