China’s 14-year-old diving superstar Quan Hongchan claimed gold in the women’s 10m platform with a near-perfect score at the Games on Thursday, leaving a silver medal for teammate Chen Yuxi.

China have claimed gold in all of the women’s diving events since Beijing 2008.

Quan, whose medal looked massive on her 143cm frame, dominated the diving pool throughout the competition.

In the second and fourth rounds, Quan scored a perfect 10 from all seven judges as she slipped neatly into the water, barely disturbing it. Her performance was met with resounding cheers from onlookers, including Shi Tingmao and Xie Siyi, who won their own diving golds in Tokyo.

Quan, who scored a total of 466.20, became the second-youngest woman to win gold in the event after compatriot Fu Mingxia who triumphed aged 13 at Barcelona 1992.

Chen finished second with 425.40 points. Melissa Wu of Australia took bronze with 371.40.