New Zealand diver Anton Down-Jenkins has advanced to the semifinals of the 3m springboard event. New Zealand diver Anton Down-Jenkins has advanced to the semifinals of the men’s 3m springboard event at the Tokyo Olympics. He scored 67.5, 60, 55.5, 59.75, 72, and 69.7 for his six dives in the preliminary round on Monday, enough to have him sitting 16th overall with a total score of 394.45. Down-Jenkins is the first male New Zealand diver to compete at an Olympics in 37 years, since Mark Graham and Gary Lamb were in action in Los Angeles in 1984. READ MORE:* Tokyo Olympics: New Zealand schedule and results* Tokyo Olympics: Meet the New Zealand team who will be going for gold* Diver Anton Down-Jenkins proud to fly rainbow flag at Olympics* Anton Down-Jenkins becomes first NZ male diver in 37 years to make Olympic GamesChina’s Zongyuan Wang qualified top with a total score of 531.3, follow by compatriot Siyi Xie, who had a total score of 520.9.

Source: Stuff August 02, 2021 08:37 UTC