"Tokyo Olympic Diving Champion" torchbearer Zhang Jiaqi: I hope that the Athletes of the Winter Olympics will cheer up!

On February 3, the Winter Olympic Flame began to relay at the Badaling Great Wall. Zhang Jiaqi, a 17-year-old champion of the Women's Double 10m Platform at the Tokyo Olympics, is the third torchbearer of the Badaling Great Wall Torch Relay. Steadily taking the torch, her childish face showed a bright smile, and Zhang Jiaqi said excitedly: "I am so happy to be a torchbearer!" ”

Seeing Zhang Jiaqi, people's first impression is: "This little girl is so cute!" However, the young Zhang Jiaqi had tremendous energy. On July 27, 2021, on the women's doubles 10-meter jump platform of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Zhang Jiaqi and her partner Chen Yaoxi jumped down, like two flying fish, entering the water with a uniform, clean and neat movement, and the splash could not be smaller. In an instant, the scene erupted into warm applause. "China's diving is invincible!" This is Zhang Jiaqi and his partner in an interview with the media after the game.

Today, Zhang Jiaqi stands on the Badaling Great Wall, holding high the torch and moving forward with determination. She told reporters: "It feels glorious to be a torchbearer for the first time. ”

Zhang Jiaqi said that for Chinese, the Great Wall is not only a symbol of the motherland, but also a symbol of the bravery and tenacity of the Chinese. "Participating in the torch relay at the Great Wall, I feel that I convey a more united and upward spirit."

Diving is the trump card of Chinese sports, and the women's double 10-meter platform is the "king of kings". Since the establishment of the double diving program at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Chinese team has never let the gold medal in this event fall by the wayside. As an Olympic champion, Zhang Jiaqi also has many words to say to the Olympic athletes who are about to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics: "I hope that athletes can cheer up!" Just play the level of your usual training, don't be nervous, and play easily! ”

It is reported that Zhang Jiaqi was awarded the title of athlete by the State General Administration of Sports, and she also won the women's double 10-meter platform championship and the women's 10-meter platform gold medal at the 13th National Games, won the best athlete in the Beijing Sports Delegation Summary Conference of the National Games, and won the championship in the final of the women's double 10-meter platform at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

(Beijing Daily)