North Korea Secures First-Ever Olympic Diving Medal

North Korea clinched its first Olympic diving medal, a silver, in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform event in Saint-Denis, France. China secured the gold, reaffirming its dominance with Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan, who led from the outset and ultimately scored 359.10 points. The North Korean duo, Jin Mi Jo and Mi Rae Kim, trailed with 315.90 points. Kim expressed regret, stating, "We really wanted to give gold to our country but the performance was not done as we expected."

Great Britain's Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson earned the bronze with a score of 304.38. Speaking on the competition, Mexico's Alejandra Orozco highlighted North Korea's impressive performance, noting the challenging competitors. China, which has dominated the sport for years, took a notable step closer to sweeping the diving events this Olympics.

Ukrainian divers Kseniia Bailo and Sofiia Lyskun, who finished second from the bottom, dedicated their participation to the people enduring the war back home. Bailo emotionally shared, "I can't just live in Paris right now and don't think about war." Despite their rank, the Ukrainian team received warm cheers and scored 285.00 points, finishing ahead of the French team but behind the Americans. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)