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People's Daily Online, Beijing, August 10 (Reporter Yang Lei) On August 9, Beijing time, in the women's 3-meter platform diving final at the Paris Olympics, Chinese player Chen Yiwen won the championship, helping the Chinese diving team achieve its tenth consecutive Olympic championship in this event. Australian player Gini won the runner-up, and another Chinese player Chang Yani won the third place.

Champion Chinese athlete Chen Yiwen (center) steps onto the podium. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Peng

In the previous preliminaries and semifinals, Chen Yiwen was in a stable state and maintained the first place, while Chang Yani's state fluctuated and she entered the finals with the fourth place in the semifinals.

In the final, Chen Yiwen performed well, ranking first in the first four single jumps. The last jump had a slight flaw when entering the water, and she got 76.50 points. She won the championship with a total score of 376.00 points.

Chang Yani made a mistake in her first jump and only scored 42.00 points, ranking 12th. However, she adjusted her state in time and performed at her expected level in the last four jumps, and finally won the bronze medal with a total score of 318.75 points.

After winning this gold medal, the Chinese diving team has won 7 gold medals in this Olympics, and is only one step away from winning all 8 diving gold medals. Facing the possible historic moment, Chen Yiwen said: "The Chinese diving team has been moving forward. Because of the pressure, we work harder. I am very happy to win this gold medal today."