"Sadness" Qiu Bo's 10-meter platform lost to Yang Jian and won the silver medal after the game

Jakarta, September 2 (Reporter Lu Yan) "Maybe for me, this kind of regret ..." In the face of reporters' questions, Qiu Bo, who had just won a silver medal in the Asian Games diving men's singles 10-meter platform, laughed self-deprecatingly and continued, "How to say... I'm used to it. ”

In the mixed interview area of the Asian Games Aquatics Center, which was popular for half a month, there was a scene of unusualness. The reporters on the sidelines were speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say, to comfort Qiu Bo in front of them.

Infographic: China's Qiu Bo in the competition. Photo by reporter Liao Pan

In the Final of the Asian Games Diving Men's Singles 10-Meter Platform on the evening of the 1st, Qiu Bo and Yang Jian appeared on the sidelines on behalf of the Chinese team. At the Incheon Asian Games four years ago, they were the winners of the gold and silver medals in this project, and four years later, they changed places on the podium.

Qiu Bo played well in the first two jumps, leading Yang Jian, who also performed well, by a slight advantage. In the third jump, Qiu Bo flipped forward for two and a half weeks and turned his body for three weeks with slight flaws, and Yang Jian, who made the same move, got a high score of 102.60, and the total score jumped to the top of the list. Qiu Bo's next three weeks of backwards flexion was perfectly completed, and he was hit by 4 10 points, and the total score was once again close to his teammates. But in the fifth jump after three and a half weeks of churning his body into the water he made a mistake in the control of the water, only to score 82.80 points. Although he scored a high score of 109.15 in the sixth jump, Yang Jian played unusually steadily and did not give his teammates any chance to overtake.

Or Qiu Bo took the initiative to break the awkward silence. "It's not a pity, the Chinese diving team has always been in a leading position in the world, and the competition within the team is also very fierce." As long as the Chinese team wins the championship, whether it is me or Yang Jian, I will be very happy. Although the smile on his face had recovered when he faced the reporter, Qiu Bo, who walked down from the podium, had a hint of loneliness in his look.

After Qiu Bo has experienced two Olympic Games and won a silver medal in London, many people believe that he will be crowned king in Rio. However, in the crucial jump of the Rio Olympics, he made a major mistake and ended up only sixth. It was a heavy blow. After returning to China, he fell into a low point, did not participate in international competitions for a whole year in 2017, and made mistakes at the men's singles ten-meter platform of the National Games at a critical moment, and did not win a medal.

In 2018, Qiu Bo made a strong comeback on the field, from the series to the World Cup, he returned to the top podium. In the selection competition, he was the first to qualify for the Asian Games. But in the end, in Jakarta, it still could not return to the peak. "The pressure will be a little bit, but it won't be too much," Qiu Bo said, "although there are a lot of 10 points, but there are six moves, not to say that jumping a 10 points can win the championship." I have to maintain a high quality in every movement to have stability," he said of his performance.

Yang Jian, who won the championship, believes that the key to himself is to be able to withstand the pressure and bite the score. "After all, Qiu Bo is the level of the world championship three consecutive championships, and I was very stressed from the first jump to the last jump." Talking about the competition with his teammates, he said, "Actually, our relationship is quite delicate, we are partners, teammates, and opponents, I will encourage him and at the same time pay attention to his performance." ”

From Yang Jian and Qiu Bo to Chen Aisen and Yang Hao, China's diving talent reserves on the men's singles ten-meter platform are abundant. Yang Jian analyzed that the level of several teammates is very close. "Every time I try to get to the Asian Games, I don't know who can go to the Asian Games, and I am very nervous, after all, Chen Aisen is an Olympic champion." This gold medal means a lot to me, I haven't won a big competition in many years, this is a start," Yang Jian said.

However, for Qiu Bo, who has stood on the Olympic platform twice, what does this Asian Games silver medal mean? Looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics two years later, 25-year-old Qiu Bo calmly said that he did not think too much. "I just want to live in the moment and do my daily training and life well." (End)