BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- March 28 marks the 15th birthday of Chinese diving team player Quan Hongchan. Sweating like rain under the field, the field jumped to the ground, from the Tokyo Olympic Games to the Shaanxi National Games, Quan Hong chan became famous at a young age. In her best years, she walked in the spotlight.
Infographic: Quan Hongchan won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, and the coach held her high after the game.
Take the time back to last summer, as the youngest athlete in the Chinese sports delegation to the Tokyo Olympics, Quan Hongchan, who was only 14 years old at the time, stepped on the final of the 10-meter platform.
Jumping, vacating, flipping, entering the water, the pool ripples at the starting point, and the splash magically disappears. With 5 rounds of action and 3 jumps, Quan Hong chan won the 10-meter platform championship with a record result. When the five-star red flag flew over the Tokyo Aquatic Center, the 14-year-old girl instantly exploded on social media.
"Since ancient heroes out of youth", this sentence is used to describe Quan Hong chan is very appropriate.
Infographic: In the final of the women's 10m platform diving event at the Tokyo Olympics, China's Quan Hongchan won the championship with 466.20 points, and Chen Yaoxi won the silver medal with 425.40 points. The picture shows Quan Hong chan at the award ceremony. Photo by Du Yang, a reporter from China News Service
After the Tokyo Olympics became a blockbuster, Quan Hongchan staged the "Splash Disappearing Technique" again in the women's 10m platform stage of the Shaanxi National Games. In the domestic arena, which gathered Chen Taoxi, Zhang Jiaqi, and Ren Qian, the women's 10m platform champion of the Rio Olympic Games, quanhong Chan suppressed everyone and won the championship in reverse.
In the past nearly 1 year, quan hongchan's performance is not exaggerated to describe it with the word "magical". She was lucky and even more diligent. On the occasion of her 15th birthday, let's walk into the story of this talented girl from a small seaside town.
On March 28, 2007, Quan Hongchan was born in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, a small city on the coast of the South China Sea, known as the hometown of Diving in China.
Data chart: In the final of the women's 10-meter platform at the Tokyo Olympic Games, 14-year-old Quan Hongchan jumped three times in the competition and won the gold medal with excellent performance. Quan Hongchan is also the youngest athlete in the Chinese delegation at the Olympic Games.
In the first grade of primary school, Quan Hongchan, who was playing games with her classmates, attracted the attention of Chen Huaming, diving coach of Zhanjiang Sports School. Whether it's jumping leather bands or jumping lattice, her body is light and flexible.
After a series of tests, 4 months later, Quan Hongchan came to Zhanjiang Sports School to report and started her sports career. "Even in a very difficult environment, Quan Hongchan slowly showed her hard work and seriousness in training." In Chen Huaming's eyes, Quan Hongchan's success does not rely entirely on talent.
Image source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
From the "dry duck" who could not swim at the beginning, to the first to stand on the 10-meter jump platform among his companions, Quan Hongchan improved rapidly. When this little girl realized that she might be "this piece of material", the seeds of her dreams were quietly planted.
In October 2020, Quan Hongchan, who had mastered five full sets of competition actions three weeks before the start of the tournament, represented Guangdong for the first time in the National Diving Championships and won gold in one fell swoop. She won two championships in three Olympic trials, and Quan Hongchan finally qualified for the Olympics with the first place in total points.
The story behind it is very familiar to everyone.
Image source: Quan Hong chan personal social media.
"Eat something good, spicy strips!" After winning the Tokyo Olympics, when asked how to celebrate, Quan Hongchan's answer was quite cute. Last September, Quan Hongchan, who ended her trip to the National Games, used photos to record the moments she and her friends played in the zoo and amusement park. She had never been to an amusement park or zoo before, and this time her dream came true.
"Fulfill the pleasant Chimelong holiday and prepare to resume the sweaty training life!" Between the lines of Quan Hongchan's Weibo, there is childlike joy and self-discipline as a professional athlete.
Image source: Screenshot of the IOC's official Weibo.
Indeed, behind the glorious achievements, the hardships paid by Quan Hongchan may only be tasted by herself. Even during the holidays, Quan Hongchan still sweated like rain in the training hall, squatting on one leg, stepping on a dynamic bicycle... The beads of sweat on her face were clearly visible.
On the day of her birthday, many netizens also sent birthday wishes to Quan Hongchan, and the International Olympic Committee used a video highlight to send a birthday gift to the rising star. In the eyes of the outside world, Quan Hong Chan has become synonymous with "victory" on the field.
"Three years later, I still want to represent China and stand on the podium of the Paris Olympics." Quan Hongchan once said this, and there was a bit of determination in her eyes.
In the Paris Olympic Games cycle, there are still many difficulties and challenges that Quan Hong chan needs to face. At the age of "Little Lotus Shows Sharp Horns", Quan Hongchan's name and the word "the future can be expected" will still be closely accompanied. The aura and hustle and bustle brought by the hope of honor will quietly retreat at the moment when Quan Hong Chan ascends the jumping platform, just waiting for the powerful leap to turn into a splash of the spirit.
Happy Birthday, All Red Chan! (End)