At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, 14-year-old Chinese diver Quan Hongchan performed well, setting a new world record with a score of 466.2 points, winning the gold medal in the women's 10m diving platform and becoming famous in one battle. Since August last year, the most discussed athlete in China is Quan Hongchan, who has become a household name, and everyone also likes Hongjie, a little girl who is only 14 years old, has become a darling and is praised by everyone.
Quan Hongchan has achieved great success in 2021, reaching new heights in her career, and she is already an Olympic champion and a National Games champion. If Quan Hong Chan can win gold at the World Championships in May this year, she will complete the Grand Slam. Imagine how much of a sensation it would be if an athlete as young as 15 had completed a Grand Slam in his field. For Quan Hongchan, the achievements achieved in 2021 are already in the past, and she will continue to work hard in 2022 to win gold medals at the World Championships and the Asian Games.
At present, Quan Hongchan and other members of the diving team are still quarantined in the hotel, and from the perspective of time, there are about 2 days, and the 14-day quarantine period is almost over. After that, Quan Hong chan should return to the national team and continue to prepare. And just recently, the domestic media reported a news, during this year's Olympic Games, Australian diving player Li Shixin once asked Quan Hongchan to sign, and the small interesting things between the two were also exposed.
When it comes to Li Shixin, people who like diving should not be strangers. He was once a Chinese diver and once won the world championship, and the scene of Li Shixin singing the national anthem on the podium is still impressive and touched countless people. However, Li Shixin later decided to naturalize in Australia and become an Australian athlete. Li Shixin also competed in the Tokyo Olympics, but played for Australia.
Li Shixin posted a small anecdote on social media platforms where he asked for autographs, he maintained a good relationship with the athletes of the Chinese diving team, and Chen Aisen asked his teammates to sign Li Shixin's T-shirts, including Chen Aisen, Xie Sibei, Zhang Jiaqi, Shi Tingmao, Quan Hongchan and so on. And Li Shixin also specifically talked about Quan Hongchan, at that time, when Quan Hongchan signed for Li Shixin, Hongjie was not yet an Olympic champion, and she had not yet won gold at that time. And after Quan Hongchan learned that she wanted to sign for Li Shixin, her reaction was too cute.
Quan Hongchan was very modest, "Do I want to sign too, I'm not a champion yet." Li Shixin responded to Quan Hongchan, "It doesn't matter, you represent the Chinese diving team, although not now, it will definitely be after that." And Li Shixin also sighed that Quan Hong Chan was really a hit.
In fact, before the Tokyo Olympics, the achievements and fame of Zhang Jiaqi and Chen Taoxi were far beyond that of Hongjie, who was already a world champion, while Quan Hongchan was participating in an international competition for the first time and lacked experience. But it may also be in this context, when Quan Hongchan set a record for gold, everyone felt very shocked, and she became the biggest dark horse. As a result, Quan Hongchan became one of the most influential athletes in China. In short, the past 2021, for Quan Hongchan, must be very unforgettable, her diving career has completed a breakthrough, standing at a new height, I hope she will continue to work hard and achieve more honors for the Chinese team.