Singapore, July 30 -- Italy's Chiara Pellacani and Matteo Santoro claimed the gold medal in the mixed 3-meter synchronized springboard at the World Aquatics Championships today, as China
missed out on the title in this non-Olympic event.
On the fifth day of diving at the championships, China's Li Yajie and Cheng Zilong settled for the bronze medal with a score of 305.70 points, following a costly mistake in their fourth-round dive.
Italy's Pellacani and Santoro, silver medalists at last year's Doha Worlds, delivered a consistent series of dives to take top spot with 308.13 points.
Cassiel Rousseau and Maddison Keeney of Australia finished just behind with 307.26 points to claim silver. This marks the second time China has missed out ...