North Korea has won its first-ever gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships.
 
Sixteen-year-old Kim Kuk-hyang won the women’s 10-meter platform diving at the aquatic world championships in Kazan on Thursday, beating out her Chinese rival Ren Qian.
 
Kim earned 397-point-05 points while Ren came in with 388 points.
 
Kim entered the fifth and final round in fourth place, but came from behind with a stunning performance that drew a perfect score of ten from two of the seven judges.
 
It was the first time a North Korean athlete has stood atop the podium at the aquatic world championships since the biennial event began in 1973.