Dubai (UAE) will welcome the global diving elite for the second stop of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series at the superb Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Sport Complex from March 19-21, 2015. Dubai has been a regular host of the Series since 2012.
Last week in Beijing, China walked away with 13 medals, 10 of them gold, making a strong statement at this start of the season. With five more meets spanning until May and the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS) in July, the world’s medal hopefuls and rising talents will have the opportunity to assess their closest rivals ahead of the big meet.
In Dubai, a total 66 (37 men and 29 women) divers will compete in 10 events. Among those to watch in Dubai are current World champions He Chong and Qiu Bo (CHN), Olympic champions Ilya Zakharov (RUS) and David Boudia (USA), and Olympic bronze medallist Thomas Daley (GBR). Top qualifiers among women include Olympic champions Wu Minxia and Chen Ruolin (CHN), Olympic medallists Paola Espinosa (MEX) and Pandelela Rinong (MAS), and World medallists Pamela Ware (CAN) and Yulia Prokopchuk (UKR).
The men’s and womens’ 3m and 10m synchro take place on day 1 (Thursday March 19) and are held as direct finals. Springboard events, including the new mixed 3m synchro, are scheduled on day 2 (Friday March 20) and platform events, also featuring a mixed 10m synchro, on day 3 (Saturday March 21).
All finals will be streamed live and free of charge on FINAtv and on iPhone/iPad (LIVE+ application @appstore)
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