China wins men's synchronized 3m springboard gold at Universiade

China's Zhang Sen (L) and Wu Minghong smile at the awarding ceremony after winning the men's synchronized 3m springboard of diving in the 25th Universiade in Belgrade, capital of Serbia, July 4, 2009. Zhang/Wu claimed the champion with a total of 404.07 points. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

BELGRADE, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Sen and Wu Minghong earned China its third gold medal at the World University Games on Saturday when they won the men's synchronized 3m springboard event.

Zhang and Wu collected 404.07 points from six dives to grab the first gold contested in the diving competition, which will last through July 10.

Ukraine's Oleksiy Prygorov and Jllya Kvasha took silver with 396.09 points, and Daniel Mazzaferro and Kelly Marx had bronze with 379.47 points.