Thursday, March 06, 2008

Ken Terauchi to take plunge in record fourth Games

Japan's Ken Terauchi will represent his country for a record fourth Olympic Games in Beijing this year, Japanese officials said on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old will become the first Japanese to appear in four consecutive Olympics in aquatic competition when he steps on to the three-metre springboard in August.
Terauchi, whose best Olympic performance to date was fifth place in the platform diving at the 2000 Sydney Games, qualified for the springboard event in Beijing after finishing fourth at last year's world championships.
Mai Nakagawa was selected for the women's platform diving, securing the 20-year-old her first Olympic appearance.

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