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SAINT-DENIS, France — China has moved a step closer to its sixth straight gold medal in diving, claiming the top two spots in the semifinals of the men's 3-meter springboard semifinals. Wang Zongyuan led with 537.85 points over six dives, followed by defending Olympic champion Xie Siyi with 505.85. Jack Laugher of Britain is third at 467.05. Carson Tyler of the United States was seventh, also advancing to the 12-man final on Thursday. Chen Yiwen put China ahead in the preliminaries of women's springboard, but teammate Chang Yani faltered a bit. Chen topped the field at 356.40, but Chang was only fourth. The second and third spots went to Maddison Keeney of Australia and Aranza Vazquez of Mexico.
