Zhao Renjie of China competes during the men's 10m platform final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Aug. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

SINGAPORE, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Cassiel Rousseau claimed gold in the men's 10-meter platform final as the diving competition of the 2025 World Aquatics Championships concluded here on Sunday.

Rousseau, the 2023 world champion in Fukuoka, sealed the victory with the highest points of the competition - 99.90 in the sixth round - to finish with a total of 534.80 points, capturing his second world title.

"If you're not first, you're last. It definitely feels amazing," said Rousseau after the competition. "Diving has a lot of chops and changes - that's why I love it. You have to have six of the most consistent dives on the day itself, if we had to compete tomorrow, it could have been a completely different podium."

Rousseau also won silver earlier in the championships in the mixed 3m synchronized event with partner Maddison Keeney as Australia concluded the diving events with two golds and one silver, ranking second on the diving medal table.

Oleksii Sereda, who won bronze in Doha last year, claimed silver with 515.20 points. Randal Willars Valdez of Mexico earned bronze with 511.95. China's Zhu Zifeng placed fourth, while teammate 14-year-old Zhao Renjie, competing in his first world championships, placed fifth.

This marks the second Olympic diving event in which China failed to win gold at the Singapore Worlds, following the men's 3m springboard. It is also the first time since 1986 that China failed to reach the podium in the men's 10m platform at the world championships. ■