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Chinese divers Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan won the women's synchronized 10m platform final at the Paris Olympics with an overwhelming lead on Wednesday. This victory marks the seventh gold for the Chinese sports delegation at the Games.

It is the third gold medal for the Chinese diving team in this Olympics, following the wins in the women's synchronized 3m springboard and the men's synchronized 10m platform.

In the first two rounds, the Chinese pair led their competitors by over 13 points with high-caliber dives. Starting from the third round, they executed more difficult dives, quickly widening their lead with stable and high-level performances. By the start of the final round, the Chinese team had secured the gold medal with a massive 43.20 point lead over the second-placed team.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Chen and her former dive partner Zhang Jiaqi won the gold medal in the women's synchronized 10m platform event for China.

In early 2022, Quan began competing in synchronized events with Chen, and the pair has gone on to win gold medals in the women's synchronized 10m platform at major events including the World Championships, the World Cup and the Asian Games.

Quan made her debut at the synchronized event after winning the individual 10m platform gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

"My goal is definitely to stand on the highest podium and show my best performance. It feels like I'm always far from the best," Quan said in a previous interview.

Global Times