The 20th FINA Diving World Cup came to an end yesterday, on Wednesday February 24, at Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), with a final event: the men's 10m platform. The gold medal was awarded to Qiu Bo (557.75) of China, while his teammate Chen Asien took silver (534.25) and North American David Dinsmore the bronze (497.05).
The women's equivalent took place on Day 3, seeing Chinese Ren Qian topping the event with 454.65 points. Teammate Si Yajiee placed second, while Melissa Wu (AUS) was bronze.
FINA best female diver of the year and World Champion Shi Tingmao (CHN) won the 3m springboard and He Zi, also from China, took silver. Jennifer Abel of Canada grabbed the bronze.
On Day 4, the men's 3m was one of the rare exceptions to the rule as Rommel Pacheco (competed under the FINA flag) was the strongest, in front of Yona Kinght-Wisdom who became the first ever Jamaican male diver to qualify for an Olympic Games. Kristian Ipsen completed the podium (bronze).
Germany's Stephan Feck / Patrick Hausding triumphed in the synchronised 3m but all other synchro events were won by Chinese pairs.
All results were provided by FINA partner OMEGA
A total 88 spots were allocated for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games during the FINA Diving World Cup, which doubled up as qualifying and test event leading up to the highly anticipated Games.
All nations will submit their Olympic diving entries to FINA by June 15. If spots remain in the field, either by nations not sending divers or by athletes doubling up in multiple events, FINA will reallocate spots based on the World Cup results.
The list of qualified nations will be available at a later stage on FINA website.