[Nagoya AG] Shin Junghwi and Kim Youngtaek Win Bronze in Men's Synchronized 10m Platform

The Korean men's diving national team, composed of Shin Junghwi (Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) and Kim Youngtaek (Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Office), claimed the bronze medal.

On September 27, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan, the pair of Shin Junghwi and Kim Youngtaek scored a total of 375.90 points over six rounds in the men's synchronized 10m platform final, earning third place.

The gold medal went to China's Yang Hao and Lian Junjie, who dominated the event with an overwhelming 465.54 points. Malaysia's pair, Enrique Harold and Elvis Pristley, captured the silver medal with 377.52 points.

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Shin Junghwi and Kim Youngtaek tied for second place in the first round (backward dive) with 48.00 points, but fell to fourth place after scoring 46.20 points in the second round (reverse dive) and 65.28 points in the third round (back 2.5 somersaults with 1.5 twists).

However, in the fourth round (forward 3.5 somersaults), they rebounded to third place by earning 67.50 points, and then rose to second place after scoring 70.08 points in the fifth round (inward 3.5 somersaults, degree of difficulty 3.2).

In the final sixth round (back 2.5 somersaults with 2.5 twists), Shin Junghwi and Kim Youngtaek achieved a high score of 78.84 points. Though they narrowly missed the silver medal by just 1.62 points to the Malaysian team, they managed to stay ahead of the pursuing Japanese team (366.60 points) and secure third place.

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