Xie Siyi (right) and Wang Zongyuan. [Photo/Xinhua]

Chinese diver Xie Siyi took the gold medal in the men's 3m springboard at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday with 558.74 points.

This was Team China's sixth time winning gold in the men's 3m springboard event. Xie became the fifth Chinese athlete to win it.

His teammate Wang Zongyuan took the silver with 534.90 points, followed by Britain's Jack Laugher with 518.00.