On April 5, Beijing time, it was reported from CCTV Sports that the 3 diving Olympic champions have now changed their roles. Wang Han made a cameo appearance as a test announcer, after which she will completely leave the team for a new position. And Shi Tingmao and Chen Ruolin will stay in the team to become a coach, Chen Ruolin will become the head coach of Quan Hongchan, and the decision of the two also makes the diving leader Zhou Jihong overjoyed.
Wang Han, a 31-year-old Tokyo Olympic doubles 3-meter board champion, became an announcer for the test match. According to reports, Wang Han had thought about insisting, but his body and mentality could not meet the requirements. After consulting with the provincial team, she made a retirement report. Wang Han said that to change identity, we must hold the mentality of learning. However, after the test match, Wang Han will leave the team to go to a new position and start his new career.
Chen Ruolin and Shi Tingmao offered to stay in the team as coaches, which made Zhou Jihong feel both surprised and excited. Because, very few high-level athletes are willing to stay in the diving team as a coach after retiring. At present, Olympic 4 Golden King Shi Tingmao is an assistant coach of the national team. Shi Tingmao also said that the role change should be calm, do things within their ability, and constantly learn and break through.
The 30-year-old Chen Ruolin has been a coach for more than a year, and the group also includes Olympic champion Quan Hongchan. Chen Ruolin said that she would not treat Quan Hongchan as a star, but would teach her things and let her understand it herself. In addition, Chen Ruolin also has an apprentice, Lian Junjie. Lian Junjie is currently the main player in the men's 10m platform singles and doubles events of the national team. In the test match, Lian Junjie jumped out of a very amazing performance, and Chen Ruolin was also very happy.
Zhou Jihong was also very happy when talking about Shi Tingmao and Chen Ruolin as coaches. Zhou Jihong said that if the two like to love diving and want to do a good job, then they will definitely have the ability (to become excellent coaches). For the Chinese diving team, the two Olympic champions staying in charge is obviously also very good news.