Australian diver Cassiel Rousseau hailed his “mo-ment of overwhelming triumph” on Saturday after denying China a world championships clean sweep with a dramatic gold in the competition’s final event.
China had won 12 out of 12 of the diving events in Fukuoka going into the men’s 10m platform but Rousseau threw a spanner in the works by winning with a score of 520.85.
He sealed the deal with a stunning final dive that took him clear of Chinese pair Lian Junjie, who finished second on 512.35, and Yang Hao, who was third on 504.00.
Rousseau won the 10m platform gold at last year’s Commonwealth Games and he said he “knew” he was going to add a first-ever world title.
“All my training up until this point has led me to this moment of overwhelming triumph,” said the 22-year-old.
“To completely fulfil the potential that was granted to me by that final dive was absolutely incredible.”
Rousseau’s final dive earned him 98.05 points and he said there was “no big secret” to his success.
“Everything is the result of the high degree of effort and consistency that I put up in relation to my training,” he said.—AFP
