China's gold standard bearers
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Diving team: to continue its glory
● Women's single 10-meter platform
Competition time: Aug 8 to Aug 9
Contestants: Chen Ruolin & Hu Yadan
Gold prospect: The Chinese team is undoubtedly the hot favorite, with Chen, the consistent performer and the younger Hu boasting a higher degree of difficulty in her dives. The two could face each other in an ultimate showdown in London.
● Women's single three-meter board
Competition time: Aug 3 to Aug 5
Contestants: Wu Minxia & He Zi
Gold prospect: China's women rule the single three-meter board and it would be a great surprise if anyone other than Wu or He claimed gold in London.
● Women's double three-meter board
Competition time: July 29
Contestants: Wu Minxia & He Zi
Gold prospect: China's powerful duo of Wu and Zi could well look strike gold in London.
● Women's double 10-meter platform
Competition time: July 31
Contestants: Chen Ruolin & Wang Hao
Gold prospect: As long as they can avoid any major mistakes, Chen and Wang should claim gold in the 10-meter platform.
● Men's double 10-meter platform
Competition time: July 31
Contestants: Cao Yuan & Zhang Yanquan
Gold prospect: Boosted by a feverishly partisan home crowd, the British pairing of Tom Daley and Peter Waterford poses the greatest threat to the Chinese pair. The Russian pairing of Victor Minibaev and Ilya Zakharov also cannot be discounted.
● Men's double 3-meter board
Competition time: Aug 1
Contestants: Qin Kai & Luo Yutong
Gold prospect: Qin and Luo are simply serial winners and appear set for a clean sweep in London.
