BREAKING: Team GB claim first medal at Paris Olympics after winning bronze in dramatic diving finale

Scarlett Mew Jensen and Yasmin Harper became Team GB's first gold medalists at the Paris Olympic Games, taking bronze in the women's synchronised 3m springboard diving after a dramatic finale.

There were no heats during the event in Paris, with a selection of teams going straight into the final. Mew Jensen and Harper were in silver medal position after round one, with China in the lead, but dropped below the United States team after their second dive to sit level with Germany in the bronze medal spot.

After the third round of dives,Team GB dropped down to sixth to leave themselves with work to do. However, a strong fourth round - scoring 71.10 - brought them back into contention for bronze, and they claimed third after Australia failed to score enough with their final dive.

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