(Tokyo Olympics) From "prodigy" to "elder" Daley finally realized his dream of Tokyo
China News Service Tokyo, July 26 Title: From "Prodigy" to "Elder" Daley finally realized his dream of Tokyo
China News Service reporter Zhang Su
At the moment when the final results were announced, British diver Daly couldn't help but jump up, give his partner Marty Lee a "bear hug", and then hug the coach tightly. The camera was focused on his face, and he was already in tears.
Britain's Thomas Daly (left) /Marty Lee pose for a group photo after the awards ceremony on July 26. On the same day, the Final of the Men's Double 10m Platform Diving was held at the Tokyo Olympics, with Britain's Thomas Daly (left) /Marty Lee winning the championship. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photographed
From "diving prodigy" to "elder of the four dynasties", Daley finally won his coveted Olympic diving gold medal.
Before the race, the gold medal was considered almost impossible to fall. Cao Yuan is the london Olympic double jump and Rio Olympic single springboard two gold medal winners, Chen Aisen has won the men's platform single and double doubles at the Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese diving team sent this pair of "Olympic four gold combinations", the Tokyo Olympic Games men's double 10 meters platform gold medal is determined to win.
But on the field of play, anything is possible. The Chinese player, who was firmly at the top of the first three rounds, made a mistake in the fourth round. Even if the two Olympic champions caught up in the next two rounds, they were also lacking in skill.
Because Daley they were so stable. In the fifth jump, the British duo did not repeat the mistakes of the World Championships and completed the action with high quality. In the last jump, they even sacrificed the highest difficulty of 3.7 moves, and got a high score of 101.01.
Attending the press conference after the game, Daley, who had already given round after round of interviews, still talked about one question after another.
He said that the process of waiting for the score was "as long as an hour" and could not believe it after the final ranking came out; he said that he often fantasized in his mind about getting a gold medal and drew motivation from it; he recalled his father taking him to the swimming pool to train, "my father was the most supportive person"; he thanked Marty Lee over and over again for helping him realize his dreams, and thanked everyone...
Perhaps for Daly, who has had an Olympic gold medal dream since he was a child and has high hopes from the outside world, the dream realization process is too tortuous, and he has too much to say.
At the Beijing Olympic Games, the fledgling Daly was named "Diving Prodigy" with his outstanding skills. Moving to London, he rarely successfully applied for a re-jump on the grounds of flash influence, and although he won a valuable bronze medal, he added a nickname of "Prince of 7 Jumps".
As far as Rio went, his experience was even more ups and downs. First of all, he advanced to the top place in the men's singles 10m platform preliminaries, firmly believing that "he is the only player who can prevent the Chinese team from winning the gold medal". Unexpectedly, the semi-finals were "upset" out. At the time, Daley, who said he was at the lowest point of his career, said he would "go all out to target Tokyo."
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed his trip to Tokyo by a year, and training has come to a near standstill. He could only sweat on the treadmill at home, and by the way, he filmed some fitness videos to provide fitness guidance to the public.
After Daley won the championship, many British media outlets praised him, saying that he "changed the history of Diving in Britain". For now, Daly said he just wanted to get a good rest. At the same time, he is very determined: "I will continue to dive." (End)
Source: China News Network