Gold medallist Wang Feilong (left) and Zhang Jiaqi of China pose for a photo during the medals ceremony for the mixed 10m synchronized platform diving event at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chinese teenagers Zhang Jiaqi and Wang Feilong claimed the mixed synchronized 10m platform at the World Aquatics Championships here on Saturday.

Zhang, 19, a women's synchronized platform winner at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and 14-year-old Wang, led all the way to win the first diving gold at the tournament.

The duo collected a total of 339.54 points in six dives, followed by Mexico's Jose Balleza Isaias and Vivana Delangel Peniche with 313.44 points.

China's Wang Feilong (front) and Zhang Jiaqi compete in the final of the mixed 10m synchronised platform diving event during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on July 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

Japan's Ito Hiroki and Itahashi Minami took bronze with 305.34 points.

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The Chinese team, who clean swept all 13 diving gold medals in last year's Budapest world championships, has a promising chance to secure two more gold medals on the day as the men's 3m synchronized springboard and women's 1m springboard finals will be held later.