Good afternoon and welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of day four of the Olympic diving.
There was heartache for Team GB medal hopefuls Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield in the men's synchronised 10m platform yesterday, and today their female counterparts will attempt to go one better.
Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch will take to the 10m platform today for the women's synchronised event, no doubt hoping that Chinese duo of Chen Ruolin and Hao Wang will have a rare off day.
The Chinese dominated the diving in Beijing 2008, and look to be doing the very same this time around with two gold medals under their belts already. Can Barrow and Couch make an impact?
16.01We'll be back at the same time tomorrow to bring you all the action from the men's synchronised 3m springboard. Hopefully we'll have better luck with technology then.
16.00Barrow and Couch finish in fifth on 321.72, but will take some positives away from that.
15.59So to summarise, China take the gold on 368.40, Mexico win silver on 343.32, and Bronze goes to Canada.
15.45Britain momentarily move into third into the fifth round, but an 81.60 for Mexico moves them into second place. It was a superb back two-and-a-half somersault with a one-and-a-half twist.
15.39Apologies, we've had a few technical difficulties here, but we can tell you that the medal is as good as China's after their fifth dive earned them 88.32 for an overall score of 368.40. Mexico are second on 261.72, and Canada third on 255.06.
15.33Barrow and Couch's forward-three-and-a half somersault is well executed but throws up a splash. It earns us a 68.40, which is good four fourth place. A medal isn't out of the question yet!
15.33Barrow and Couch's forward-three-and-a half somersault is well executed but throws up a splash. It earns us a 68.40, which is good four fourth place. A medal isn't out of the question yet!
15.28An inward three-and-a-half somersault from the Chinese is precises enough to net them a whopping 181.80. That will give them some breathing space at the top!
15.28Britain are down to sixth after the third round on 175.66. China remain on top on 190.80, Mexico on second with 186.48, and Canada move into third on 181.80.
15.2584.48 for an inward three-and-a-half from the Mexicans. That's the highest score awarded so far, and that will put them in contention!
15.23The Brits' synchro is good, but they were slightly off on their execution. The judges say 68.16, and that will hurt their medal hopes as the Aussies and Germans put in high scores.
15.21The Ukrainians are penalised for making too much of a splash. It was less than graceful, and it earned them a meagre 68.16.
15.19A wonderful third dive from the Chinese. Very difficult to find fault in their forward three-and-a-half somersault. The judges say 81.00!
15.19China leads at the end of the second round with 109.80. Britain are second on 107.40. Malaysia in third on 106.80.
15.18A reverse dive from the Canadians keeps them in with a shot at a medal. They earn 52.80 for their expert precision, putting them third overall.
15.1650.40 for the Italians' second dive. Malaysia follows that with a solid 54.00, nines across the board.
15.15Barrow and Couch are scored 53.40 for their second dive, putting them into second behind the Chinese. A good place to be!
15.13Subschinski and Steuer of Germany are steady and accurate in their second. Nothing spectacular, gets them a 49.80.
15.12Wiggins and Bugg for Australia up now, earning 50.40. That's not going to get them in among the medals.
15.11Chen and Hao kick off the second round with a reverse dive earning them 56.40. Their synchro was a little off, but the judges didn't seem to notice.
15.09A good start for Canada - a 53.40, putting them in second place, but Britain lead the way at the end of the first round.
15.06Barrow and Couch for Britain with a lovely reverse dive. 54.0 for their near-flawless effort. That puts us in pole position ahead of China!
15.04Nora Subschinski and Christin Steuer of Germany earn 53.40, replacing the Aussies in second.
15.04Loudy Wiggins and Rachel Bugg for Australia earn 52.20 for their back dive, putting them in second.
15.03A back dive from the Ukrainians almost rivals the Chinese with a 51.0. They're execution wasn't quite as strong, though.
15.01A reverse dive from Chen and Hao. Effortless synchronisation earns them a 53.40. A solid start for them!
14.59Chen and Hao will dive first for China, Barrow and Couch are down to go fifth.
14.58China are the red hot favourites, after that it's pretty much wide open.
14.57Mexico were also among the medals yesterday. Paola Sanchez and Alejandra Loza represent them today. They're in with a shot at a medal today.
14.53American duo Nicholas McCrory and David Boudia won a bronze in the men's event yesterday. Interesting to note that the USA will not be represented here today.
14.49We wish them the very best of luck, and they'll need it. This Chinese team are second only to Gareth Bale when it comes to diving ability.
14.47They face stiff competition from China's Chen Ruolin and Hao Wang, who are looking to proliferate their country's dominance of this event when they take to the platform today.
14.45Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield weren't far off a medal yesterday, and now its the turn of their female counterparts, Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch to go for glory.
14.41The Chinese have been phenomenal in this particular event so far, taking gold in both the women's synchronised 3m springboard and the men's 10m platform.
14.40Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage from day four of the Olympic diving.
Written by
Mark Langshaw
Mark Langshaw
