November 22, 2024

Canada’s Jen Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu pick up silver in 3m synchro diving

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Canada’s Jen Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu delivered a clutch performance in the three-metre synchronized springboard final at Tokyo 2020, earning a silver medal

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TOKYO — The tears were flowing before the result was official.

Canada’s Jen Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu delivered a clutch performance in the three-metre synchronized springboard final at Tokyo 2020, earning a silver medal.

Abel and Citrini-Beaulieu shared an emotional hug immediately after their final dive, seemingly certain they had sealed a spot on the podium.

China won gold.

The diving duo of Abel and Citrini-Beaulieu claimed Canada’s second medal of the day at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre. Earlier, in the swimming pool, Penny Oleksiak & Co. captured silver in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay.

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