But if the Olimpiysky Sports Complex will be a familiar venue, the figures on top of the podium during the biennial event scheduled to start tomorrow and continue until December 9 will not, as China, which has dominated these Championships in recent years, will not be taking part.

At the 2018 edition of this event in Kyiv divers from China produced consistently excellent performances to finish with 14 gold, eight silver and two bronze medals in an event that offered quota places to the Summer Youth Olympic Games later that year in Buenos Aires.

Chinese domination in Kyiv moved up another level from the 2016, when they won the most medals during the Championships held in Kazan with seven golds, four silver and three bronzes.

The Russian hosts finished second in the table with three golds, while Great Britain won two.

In the absence of Chinese opposition, Russia will be looking to make the most of its medal opportunities,

Age group categories have been revised to ensure divers eligible to compete in 2020 will still be able to take part.

The biennial event, which was re-scheduled due to COVID-19 concerns to December 2 to 9, now consists of Age Group A, for 17, 18 and 19-year-olds, and Age Group B, for 15 and 16-year-olds.

Aleksandr Cherepakhin and Ivan Karpov will carry the Russian hopes in the Age Group A 1 metre springboard event, with Bohdan Chyzhovskyi and Danylo Konovalov representing the host nation.

Karpov could be a familiar name by the end of the Championships as he also competes in the 3m springboard and 10m platform event.

Brazil, Egypt, South Korea and Italy will also be countries to look out for, as will be Germany, whose 1m springboard entrant will be Moritz Wesemann.

Other nations involved include Austria, Belarus, Colombia, France, Lithuania, Sweden, Finland and Spain.