In the past 25 years, Neijiang man Qiu Bo has been constantly changing two labels on his body - he is known as the "king of difficulty", achieving the men's 10-meter platform triple crown at the Diving World Championships, but he is also regarded as a "loser", and he has folded twice in the Olympic Games...
From the peak, to the trough, to the peak, to the trough... Qiu Bo lost many battles. He missed a medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and he returned to continue practicing hard, even returning to the provincial team. Many people think that he is "finished", but he stood up again and won the men's single 10-meter platform competition in the National Diving Championships and Asian Games Selection Competition, and won the place to represent China in the Asian Games...
■ 1998-2008 Chicks tested, a blockbuster
One day in 1998, a question from Uncle Da changed Qiu Bo's life, "Old Fifth, Bo Er is usually so active, simply call him to learn a specialty." Qiu Bo's father, Qiu Mercury, did not say anything, and uncle Qiu Bo, a 5-year-old, sent the 5-year-old Xiao Qiu Bo to coach Guo Chuan of neijiang Children's Amateur Sports School. In 2000, the Sichuan Provincial Diving Team took a fancy to Qiu Bo, but it was the most difficult time for the Qiu family, "Later, it was only with the help of Qiu Bo's uncle and other relatives and friends, including Coach Guo, that Qiu Bo was sent to the provincial team for training." Qiu Mercury said.
When he was in the Sichuan provincial team, Qiu Bo trained hard and grew rapidly. In 2007, he became a full member of the Sichuan Diving Team, and won the men's single 10m platform championship at the World Diving Invitational In Canada in May 2008, and the gold medal in the men's single 10m platform at the World Junior Diving Championships in Germany in September. On November 1 of the same year, Qiu Bo was officially transferred to the new national diving team for training, preparing for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
■ 2008-2012 King of Difficulty, on the top
In the second year of the national team, the 15-year-old Qiu Bo won the silver medal in the men's 10-meter jump platform, and in the second year of the national team, at the 2009 World Championships in Rome, he won the silver medal in the men's 10-meter jumping platform; in March 2011, he won the championship with 607.60 points and 609.20 points in Beijing of the FINA World Diving Series. At this point, Qiu Bo has become the world's well-known "difficulty king" and "Mr. Full Score".
■ 2012-2016 Olympic defeat, dormant for four years
During this period, Qiu Bo's abilities were almost impeccable, becoming the favorite for the 2012 London Olympics, but people ignored his psychological condition. Qiu Bo's family was not well-off, until the London Olympics, the family of three still lived in a relative's house, when he carried not only the glory of the country, but also the future of a family. In the face of great pressure, Qiu Bo participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, losing to the American player Budia in the final, ranking second. Guo Chuan revealed that Qiu Bo, who was depressed at the time, did not answer calls from the outside world. Later, with everyone's comfort, he threw himself into training, and from 2013 to 2015, he won the men's 10m platform single championship at the World Championships, becoming the first world championship triple champion.
■ 2016-2018 Fall into the abyss and reinvigorate
Just when Qiu Bo regained hope in life, life gave him another blow. The second time he participated in the Olympic Games, the experience was no longer problematic, the old opponents were no longer beautiful, and the gold medal was almost at his fingertips, but under the pressure, he collapsed again, and finally only finished sixth in the Rio Olympic Games. At this point, Qiu Bo completely fell into the trough. Later, Qiu Bo took the initiative to apply to the national team to return to the province for adjustment... Qiu Bo "finished"? Just when many people thought so, Qiu Bo stood up again. In June this year, in the men's single 10m platform competition of the National Diving Championships and Asian Games Selection Competition, he defeated Olympic champion Chen Aisen to win the championship and won the place to represent China at the Asian Games.
Qiu Bo is looking forward to the future again, "I just have always lacked confidence, although I am 25 years old, I am experienced and believe that I can go further." ”
Chengdu Business Daily client reporter He Pengnan Zhang Han
Edited by Qiu Tian