Wu boosts workload at diving world champs

Star Australian diver Melissa Wu will compete in four events at the world championships in Budapest.

Australian diver Melissa Wu

Melissa Wu will take on the biggest workload of her career at the world championships in Hungary. (AAP)

Australian diver Melissa Wu is displaying no signs of slowing down as she takes on the biggest workload of her career at world championships in Hungary.

The three-time Olympian will contest four events from Friday -- the individual platform, platform synchro, mixed platform synchro and the mixed 3m and 10m team event.

Wu, an Olympic silver medallist at Beijing 2008, is part of a 10-person Australian team to compete in Budapest.

Her fifth world championships comes as she attempts to erase the disappointment of missing out on a medal at last year's Rio Olympics, finishing fifth in the 10m platform final.

"I'm feeling good going into this world championships," Wu said.

"I'm looking forward to the challenge of competing in four events, which is the biggest load I've ever had in a competition."

Wu takes strong form into the event having won the platform title at the Australian championships in May.

The 25-year-old also overcame back injuries to claim a silver medal at a world series event in April.

Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney, who claimed bronze at last year's Olympics in the 3m synchro, and Commonwealth Games gold medallists Domonic Bedggood and Esther Qin are among the contingent to compete in Budapest.


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