From SMH
Australian diver Melissa Wu has claimed her first individual medal at a major international meet by taking bronze at the prestigious World Cup meet in China.
Wu (374.30) finished third behind China's 14-year-old rookie Hu Yadan (452.80) and two-time Olympic champion Chen Ruolin (437.20) in Thursday's 10m platform final at world diving's benchmark event of the year.
It was also an encouraging performance from the 18-year-old with the Delhi Commonwealth Games looming in October.
"I was very pleased with the result," said Wu, who along with Briony Cole won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the synchronised 10m platform.
"The Chinese divers moved well ahead to collect the gold and silver and I went head to head with a Canadian diver (Meaghan Benfeito) to win bronze.
"I was a little nervous as I was diving against the world's best from all major diving nations.
"This is a benchmark event for me as I seek to gain selection in the Commonwealth Games team in (July 6-8 trials) Perth."
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