Diving’s showcase event looks to have quite a storyline going into the Rio Olympics.
The men’s platform is traditionally the final diving competition at the Games and will be again in Brazil next year, on the day before the Closing Ceremony.
It’s earned that place as the sport’s climax. China of course dominates diving, but non-Chinese won the last two Olympic men’s platform gold medals by thin margins (fewer than five points in Beijing and London after more than 500 points of scores over six dives).
And then there’s this — the favorite for gold at the Rio Olympics may be the man who finished 10th at the recently completed World Championships.