, for the eighth time in her career, in the course of which she won 10 medals in world championships and 25 in European championships. Cagnotto and Verzotto, who ranked first after the first round of dives, obtained a total of 315.30 points. They came immediately after China's Wang Han (1m springboard specialist and silver medalist in Shanghai 2011 and Barcelona 2013, where he also won a bronze medal in 3m springboard dive) and Yang Hao (two-time Olympic champion in Nanjing 2014), who obtained a score of 339.90 points, and the Canadian pair formed by "vengeful" Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac with 317.01 points. "I'm really happy. It is an indescribable feeling. We knew we could compete for something important. We kept focused up to the very end. I must thank Tania for allowing me to compete for a special medal, my family for always supporting me and my girlfried for waiting home for me, Giorgio Cagnotto, who has been training me for 20 years, for always believing in me, including in the most difficult times, and Francesco Dell'Uomo, my synchro board partner, for helping me compete at such a high level, and all those who contributed to help me win this wonderful medal," said the Bressanone-born Verzotto, 27, and a member of the Fiamme Oro and Bolzano Nuoto swimming clubs, while commenting his career's first international win. Bolzano-born Tania Cagnotto, 30, who is trained by her father Giorgo and by federal coach Oscar Bertone, is a member of the Fiamme Gialle, the sport section of the Italian finance police, Guardia di Finanza. She added: "This is my career's best world championship. I couldn't possibly have closed my world championship career in a better way. It is important to know when to stop and I think the time has now come. Maicol was very good. I was really confident and he was more up-tight about the competition. Although he is a board specialist, he was great at handling the springboard and coordinating our movements. It might appear strange but I don't feel particularly tired yet." (AGI)