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Asian Games: Happy 14th birthday! China's teen divers take the cake

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/08/29/20180829_dive.jpg"/><figcaption>Zhang Minjie and Zhang Jiaqi of China in action. Cathal Mcnaughton, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>JAKARTA - Two 14-year-old divers from China became the youngest gold medalists at the 2018 Asian Games when they romped to victory in the women&#x27;s synchronized 10 meter platform on Tuesday.Zhang Jiaqi and Zhang Minjie -- fresh from a win at the Wuhan World Cup event in June -- tumbled into a commanding lead from their exquisite opening dive and never looked threatened, securing the top spot with 361.38.Victory was the icing on the cake for Zhang Minjie, who was celebrating her 14th birthday on Tuesday.Behind the terrific teens came North Korean duo Kim Kuk Hyang and Kim Mi Rae -- who placed 4th in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio -- on 337.86.Malaysian pair Leong Mun Yee and Nur Dhabitah Sabri bagged the bronze with 310.80.Zhang Jiaqi, ranked 5 in the world, and world number 9 Zhang Minjie showed no hint of nerves as they rolled out a spectacular back two-and-a-half somersaults and one-and-a-half twists in the 5th and final round to clinch the gold.Exiting the pool and even wiping their faces in perfect synchronization, there was no smile -- just a conspiratorial whisper from Zhang Jiaqi, nicknamed &quot;Little Fu Mingzia&quot; after the Chinese diving great, into the ear of her team-mate.The Chinese also reigned supreme in the men&#x27;s synchronized three meter springboard, grabbing gold ahead of South Korea in 2nd and Japan in 3rd.Cao Yuan, 23, and Xie Siyi, 22, were greeted by a roar from the spellbound crowd as they came up for air from their final dive -- a forward four-and-a-half somersaults -- to confirm their top-spot finish.It was the 4th Asian Games medal for Cao, a keen piano player and Olympic champion in the individual 3 meter springboard, as well as the synchronized 10 meter platform.Xie is the 2017 world champion in the individual 3 meter springboard.The victories continued China&#x27;s perfect streak in both the women&#x27;s synchronized 10 meter platform and the men&#x27;s 3 meter synchronized springboard.They have won 5 golds on the 5 occasions each event has been held.

JAKARTA - Two 14-year-old divers from China became the youngest gold medalists at the 2018 Asian Games when they romped to victory in the women's synchronized 10 meter platform on Tuesday.

JAKARTA - Two 14-year-old divers from China became the youngest gold medalists at the 2018 Asian Games when they romped to victory in the women's synchronized 10 meter platform on Tuesday.