Syncro hat-trick for Wu

China's Wu Minxia secured her place in Olympic history with a hat-trick of springboard synchro titles alongside He Zi at the opening diving event at the Aquatics Centre.

Wu cemented her place as one of the greatest female divers of all time as she also drew level with former synchro partner Guo Jingjing, who she teamed up with to win the past two Olympic crowns, with a record six medals at the Games.

The 26-year-old is set to surpass that mark next week, when she and He go head-to-head in the individual springboard.

They they were comfortable winners, leading after all five rounds to finish with a gap of 24.30 points from nearest rivals Abigail Johnston and Kelci Bryant from the United States.

Canada's Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel took bronze to ensure Heymans became the first diver to win a medal at four consecutive Olympics.

British duo Becky Gallantree and Alicia Blagg had to be content with seventh place in the eight-team final as a couple of errors cost them after being fourth after two rounds.