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Rhiannan Iffland Clinches Fifth Straight High-Diving Title as Maddison Keeney Denies China Gold Sweep

The outcomes signal an evolving competitive balance in women’s diving at the World Championships

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Overview

  • Rhiannan Iffland secured her fifth consecutive women’s high-diving world title with a 359.25-point total off the 20m platform in Singapore’s Sentosa venue.
  • Maddison Keeney delivered a 308.00-point performance to win women’s 1m springboard gold for the second time, ending China’s bid to capture every diving gold in Singapore.
  • Eighteen-year-old Maya Kelly claimed bronze on her world championships debut to become the youngest medalist in women’s high diving.
  • China’s Zheng Jiuyuan dominated the men’s 1m springboard final with a 443.70-point display, marking his first world title and reinforcing China’s springboard strength.
  • Chinese duo Zhu Yongxin and 15-year-old Xie Peiling topped the mixed 10m synchronised event with 323.04 points to extend China’s medal haul.