Olympic champions Guo and Wu defend world title in 3-meter synchronized diving

Guo and Wu defend 3-meter synchro title at worlds

ROME — Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia have won the gold medal in women’s 3-meter synchronized diving to defend their title at the world championships.

Also the Olympic champions, Guo and Wu earned 348 points over five dives Friday. Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape of Italy took silver with 329.70 points, and Julia Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdniakova of Russia were third with 310.80.