Benfeito, Filion advance to 10m platform semi-finals

Divers Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion are still in the hunt for their second medals at the Rio Olympics after the Canadians qualified for the next round in the women’s 10-metre platform event. Benfeito finished sixth with a score of 329.15, while Filion placed eighth with 323.55. The Laval, Que., natives repeated as bronze medallists in the women’s 10-metre synchronized event in Rio. China finished 1-2 in qualifying, with Si Yajie and Ren Qian edging American Jessica Parratto.