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On the afternoon of August 4, Quan Hongchan, the youngest athlete in the Chinese sports delegation and a 14-year-old from Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, was about to stand on the 10-meter platform of the Tokyo Aquatics Center.
Quan Hongchan was born in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in 2007 and entered the Zhanjiang Sports School in 2014 to start diving training. Four years later, she was sent to the Guangdong Provincial Diving Team. Recently, Nandu and N video reporters interviewed Chen Huaming, Quan Hongchan's enlightenment coach in Zhanjiang, and her coach He Weiyi in Guangdong Province, and their common impression of Quan Hongchan is "strong momentum and strong explosiveness".
In october 2020, in the first match of the National Diving Championships and tokyo Olympic Games and World Cup selections, Quan Hongchan, who was only 13 years old at the time, overpowered Ren Qian, Zhang Jiaqi, Chen Yaoxi and many other famous players in the women's singles 10m platform final. When the list of diving athletes of the Chinese sports delegation at the Tokyo Olympics was announced, she attracted a wider range of attention - who is this strange and childish face in the diving "Dream Team"?
"Momentary"
Nandu reporter learned that Quan Hongchan was born in 2007 in Maihe Village, Mazhang Town, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. In 2014, she passed the selection of Zhanjiang Sports School and entered the diving team of the sports school to start basic sports training.
Chen Huaming, a diving coach at Zhanjiang Sports School, recalled to nandu reporters that the children selected to enter the diving team are all about six or seven years old, and the strength and physical fitness of Quan hongchan are very prominent in it, "I remember that she has good bouncing power and strong explosiveness, and compared with the same batch of team members, it is especially suitable for practicing diving." ”
Divers must first learn to swim. Chen Huaming recalled that when she first learned to swim, Quan Hongchan was bold in training and mastered her movements quickly. Seeing that Quan Hongchan understood quickly, the coach often asked her to learn the movements first, and then give a demonstration to her classmates.
Chen Huaming said that for children who have just touched the jumping platform and springboard, jumping into the water from a high place needs to suppress the fear generated by instinct. But there is a kind of "rushing" in Quan Hongchan's personality, and she is very open in training. The coaches at the sports school saw in her the possibility of becoming a professional player.
So people asked her, "Do you want to be a champion athlete?" ”
Quan Hong Chan thought about it and said, "No! ”
Why not? At that time, Quan Hong chan replied: "(To be a champion elsewhere) is not fun, here is fun!" ”
Chen Huaming sighed to the Nandu reporter that in the blink of an eye, she was about to step onto the Olympic games.
After about four years of training in Zhanjiang, in March 2018, Quan Hongchan, who had just turned 11, was sent to the Guangdong Provincial Diving Team for more professional diving training.
"Standard Talent Selection"
He Weiyi, diving coach of The Ersha Sports Training Center in Guangdong Province, introduced to the Nandu reporter that quanhong chan's body conditions are very in line with the needs of diving projects, with a slender body, strong explosiveness, beautiful toes and knees, and good flexibility of the body, which is a very standard "women's platform selection".
The diving events of the Olympic Games are divided into two categories: springboard diving and platform diving. He Weiyi introduced that divers generally practice the platform first, and then practice the springboard. Because springboard training requires athletes to have a certain weight, athletes who are too young are not weighty enough, and it is difficult to play the bouncing force when pressing the board. With quanhong chan's current height and weight, it is more suitable for jumping training and competition.
In He Weiyi's view, Quan Hongchan during the Guangdong Provincial Team period has a very strong ability to understand the essentials of the coach, and the training actions will be actively completed. "After the coaches express the technical process, she can completely construct it in her mind and then present it well, she is a very smart athlete." Quan Hong chan understands her body, how to exert force, how to control, and how to suppress the splash in the process of diving and turning. "Sports are all body language, she has a strong understanding and a good ability to perform, which is also a talent."
Compared to runners her age, she improved the fastest, jumped the highest, ran the fastest, and sometimes was better than boys. Her focus on training and her desire for special training are stronger than others," Says Ho.
In front of the interview camera, 14-year-old Quan Hongchan also let go, she confessed that she "loves to play games, and she doesn't play enough." He Weiyi said that it is normal for children of this age to love to play, and Quan Hongchan really likes to play games, and will play poker with other small players. "She can not only communicate with the same age team members, but also communicate with the big team members, and is a girl with a more extroverted and lively personality."
14 years old, which is still the age of most children in junior high school. He Weiyi revealed that Quan Hongchan's father had worried that his children lagged behind their peers in the study of cultural knowledge, He Weiyi said: "Now the state also attaches great importance to the cultivation of young athletes' cultural quality, and will organize them to carry out some psychological counseling and cultural knowledge training, and young athletes have made great progress." ”
Nandu reporter learned that Quan Hongchan's family conditions are poor, and her mother is still sick because of the car accident in previous years. In an interview before, Quan Hongchan mentioned the heavy reality of her home in a relaxed-sounding tone: "So I thought, then I will find a way to go out early and make some money!" ”
dark horse
On October 4, 2020, in the first match of the National Diving Championships and tokyo Olympic Games and World Cup Trials, Quan Hongchan, who was only 13 years old at the time, played well in the women's single 10-meter platform final, defeating many famous players including 2016 Rio Olympic champion Ren Qian and world champions Zhang Jiaqi and Chen Yaoxi, and won the gold with a total score of 437.75 points and a clear advantage of 28 points ahead of the runner-up, like a dark horse rushing to the front of the curtain.
Coach He Weiyi told Nandu reporters that this game is actually the first time that Quan Hongchan has participated in a national competition. She learned all the moves three weeks before she competed in the national competition, and won the gold medal three weeks later. It can be seen that her ability to master the technology is really fast, and the special ability required for diving is very strong, which is a very good 'diving seedling'. ”
At the second Olympic Trials held in January 2021, Quan Hongchan made a mistake in diving action 207C and finally finished fifth. In an interview after the game, she said: "The training was very good, but I was excited during the game, and I wanted to exert my strength. ”
Chen Huaming told Nandu reporters that Quan Hongchan actually has not had the opportunity to accumulate technical emergency actions in many competitions, and she still needs to go through training on the way to becoming a mature athlete. Quan Hongchan said in an interview that after the mistake in the last race 207C, she had to practice this action every day in training.
Quan Hongchan's brilliant results are enough to make her the choice of the national team in this Olympic Games. On May 13, 2021, in the third leg of the National Diving Championships and Tokyo Olympic Trials, the rejuvenated Quan Hongchan was close to perfection in every jump, jumping a super high score of 440.85 points and winning the championship. She performed very steadily, not only in the preliminaries and semi-finals all the way to the top place, but also in the finals all the way to the lead, locking in the final victory.
On July 5, 2021, the list of diving athletes of the Chinese sports delegation at the Tokyo Olympics was announced, and 14-year-old Quan Hongchan was the youngest athlete in the entire delegation, competing in the women's single 10-meter platform competition, and she admitted that she was "very excited and looking forward to it".
He Weiyi said that although Quan Hongchan participated in the international competition for the first time, she may also have a psychological advantage because she has fewer distractions. "In fact, she has exceeded everyone's expectations when she can get on the Olympic stage, and as long as she shows her best moves, she can complete the goals of the game very well."
On August 4th, The youngster Quan Hongchan, who stands on the 10-meter platform of the Tokyo Aquatic Center, will see the world unfold slowly before her eyes.
"Tokyo Olympic Guangdong people" special report
Chief planner: Rong Mingchang
Executive Planner: Wang Jia
Coordinator: Nandu reporter Xiang Xueni
Chief Writer: Nandu reporter Lin Zipei
Written by: Nandu trainee reporter Yang Lingyan