TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Mexico’s Ivan Garcia
won gold medals in their diving events at the Pan American Games on
Sunday to earn automatic qualifying spots for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Abel,
who won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, led the women’s 3m
springboard final nearly the entire way and sealed the win with a
reverse 2-1/2 somersault pike to score a total 384.70 points.
Canada’s Pamela Ware (326.00) won the silver and Mexico’s Dolores Hernandez (323.10) took bronze.
Garcia,
a silver medalist in London, delivered a forward 2-1/2 somersault with
three twists to cap his performance and score a total 521.70 points.
Colombia’s Victor Ortega (455.15) took the silver and Mexico’s Jonathan Ruvalcabra (437.35) won bronze.
The
two events are among a handful of disciplines in 10 sports at the July
10-26 Pan Am Games that offer athletes a chance to secure a spot in the
Rio Olympics, which are scheduled for Aug. 5-21 next year.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue; Editing by Greg Stutchbury/Peter Rutherford)
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