In the early morning of July 1, Beijing time, in the men's 1m board competition of the Budapest Swimming World Championships, in addition to the Chinese athlete Wang Zongyuan winning the championship and achieving the three gold kings of the single World Championships, we also witnessed the former Chinese world champion Li Shixin returning to the podium again, and the 34-year-old won the medal for the australian team for the first time. At the award ceremony, Li Shixin sang the national anthem with him.
Li Shixin's body is accompanied by controversy, because he was once the world champion of the Chinese diving team, but chose to naturalize in Australia in 2019, Li Shixin said that this is for the dream, and also directly confronted netizens who questioned him on social media.
Li Shixin did realize his Olympic dream, but because he could not guarantee high-level training in Australia, the level declined quickly, until the competition returned to the 1 meter board he was best at, Li Shixin finally helped Australia win a valuable bronze medal at the World Championships after 3 years of naturalization, and this is his second time on the podium at the World Championships after a gap of 9 years.
As the Chinese national anthem sounded, the national flag was raised, and the champion Wang Zongyuan sang, and we saw Li Shixin sing along with it. Li Shixin, who was on the podium, may be a mixture of tastes at this time, if it is not as good as naturalization in Australia, then he may never have the opportunity to appear on the competition field again, 34-year-old, for the first time as a national athlete from other countries in the podium to listen to the Chinese national anthem.
Li Shixin's relationship with the juniors of the Chinese diving team is still good, and he has actively shared everything he has in Australia before, and does not evade interviews, Li Shixin believes that there is no problem with his choice. It is worth mentioning that Li Shixin has 3 children, the whole family is currently living in Australia, Li Shixin has also posted his house and life in Australia, quite happy.