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...diving boards, junior Enrique Roy brushed aside the competition, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter events with 306.60 and 528.60 points respectively...
...meter event, freshman Danil Rybalko took second with 302.25 points...
...aspiring tourist mecca, the Oriental Buddha Kingdom Theme Park in the lush mountains of Leshan is doing a pretty woeful job. Its main attraction, a 37-meter replica of one of the famed Bamiyan buddhas destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, is mysteriously covered by a huge cloth, with only its giant feet poking out. When tourists try to approach the statue, security guards shoo them away. Instead, would-be guides shove pictures of the park's lesser draws under the few visitors' noses?perhaps a tour of a couple of fake, mildewy buddhas or a trip to a viewing...
...concedes Oriental Buddha's general manager Chen Jian. "But in many ways it's quite different." Chen also asserts that no tombs were destroyed during the statue's construction. But local archaeologists say the entire hill was pockmarked with ancient burial sites, and there is no way a 37-meter buddha could have been built without displacing many tombs...
...individual medley, in which co-captain Dan Shevchik captured first with his record time, followed by junior Rassan Grant and senior Mike Gentilucci, completing a Crimson sweep of the top three positions. Similarly, junior Enrique Roy and freshman Danil Rybalko closed out the top two slots on the one meter platform. Performing as strongly as expected, junior John Cole broke the 500-yard freestyle record, touching the wall nearly four seconds ahead of his nearest opponent...