Canadian McKay reaches Olympic diving semi-finals – National

PARIS – Canadian diver Caeli McKay has qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 10-meter platform at the Paris Olympic Games.

Calgary’s McKay finished third out of 29 competitors in the morning’s preliminary round after scoring a total of 324.90 points over five dives.

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China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi topped the scoreboard with 421.25 and 382.15 respectively.

The top 18 will advance to the semi-finals later on Monday. The scores from the qualifying round will not be taken into account, but will determine the diving order.

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Ottawa’s Kate Miller missed the cut by two spots, finishing in 20th place with a score of 266.30

Earlier this week, McKay and Miller just missed out on the podium with a fourth-place finish in the women’s 10-meter synchronized diving.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published August 5, 2024.