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On February 4, Beijing time, the first final day of the diving event of the 2024 FINA World Swimming Championships ended in Doha, Qatar. The focus was on the mixed pair 10m platform final, but China's world champions struggled to finish in a frequential 11th place. This made the outside world fall into the complaint of the Chinese diving team for a while, and the performance that was originally expected to be high was a big surprise.
In the mixed double 10-meter platform final, Huang Jianjie and Zhang Jiaqi sent by the Chinese diving team performed well and successfully won the championship with 353.82 points. However, the focus soon turned to the men's singles 1m springboard, with Zheng Jiuyuan representing China. Zheng Jiuyuan had previously won the National Championships and World Championships in Doha, but this time the performance was a surprise. Zheng Jiuyuan made obvious mistakes in the competition, especially in the second and fifth jumps, he made outrageous mistakes, and finally finished 11th with a score of 334.35 points. For a player who has previously made his mark in multiple competitions, such a performance was undoubtedly disappointing.
After the mistake, Zheng Jiuyuan's performance was widely complained, in fact, on social media. Some netizens commented one after another, criticizing his mistakes, and some even joked: "Go back and practice hard, this result is really a bit shameless for the dream team!" Netizens expressed strong disappointment that Zheng Jiuyuan failed to perform at the usual level at the World Championships.
Some netizens compared Zheng Jiuyuan's outstanding performance in the past, believing that this mistake made him a "laggard" in the Chinese diving team. Someone commented: "Wang Zongyuan has already won the Olympic championship and the World Championships, why can't Zheng Jiuyuan produce results?" Another person humorously said: "Fortunately, he blew himself up and jumped 0 points before, otherwise he would have participated in the men's double three-meter board at the Paris Olympics!"
Zheng Jiuyuan's sluggish performance at the World Championships has raised a series of questions, and whether he can continue to represent the national team in the World Series has become the focus of attention from the outside world. Some commentators believe that the probability of Zheng Jiuyuan representing the national team in a major tournament again is almost zero, and this mistake may have some impact on his future career.
At the World Championships in Doha, the Chinese diving team made an all-round attack and sent the main lineup, including the world champion. Despite Zheng Jiuyuan's embarrassing mistakes, the Chinese diving team still achieved gratifying results in other events, especially Huang Jianjie and Zhang Jiaqi in the mixed double 10m platform, which won the first gold medal for the Chinese team at this World Championships. This also shows that the Chinese diving team is still full of confidence on the road to preparing for the Paris Olympics.
The Chinese diving team has experienced twists and turns in this World Championships, especially Zheng Jiuyuan's mistake was surprising. However, this is also the beauty of sports, winning and losing are not always predictable. For Zheng Jiuyuan, this mistake may become an experience in his career, and the Chinese diving team will better summarize the problems through this competition and be fully prepared for future competitions. Let's look forward to the Chinese diving team achieving better results in the upcoming Paris Olympics in France.
For Zheng Jiuyuan, the mistake of this World Championships will be an important experience and challenge. Being a young and promising diver will be crucial to the development of his future career. This is also a common growth process in sports competition, every elite athlete has experienced ups and downs, the key is to be able to face and surpass with a positive attitude.
Although Zheng Jiuyuan's mistake brought twists and turns to the Chinese diving team in the single 1m springboard event, overall, the Chinese diving team performed well in other events such as the mixed double 10m platform, and accumulated valuable experience for the Paris Olympics. Team leader Zhou Jihong previously emphasized that preparation is not only the pursuit of individual victories, but also to find and solve problems, and lay the foundation for the team's success on a bigger stage in the future. Therefore, the Chinese diving team will take this World Championships as an opportunity to seriously sum up lessons and adjust the preparation strategy for the Paris Olympic Games.
Despite the unexpected encounters in this competition, the Chinese diving team still maintains confidence in the future. At the World Championships in Doha, in addition to the mistakes, the good results of the Chinese team in other events showed the overall strength of the team. Huang Jianjie and Zhang Jiaqi's mixed double 10-meter platform championship won the first gold medal for the Chinese team, which also shows the cohesion and strength of the team. For the diving team, every competition is a workout and an accumulation. Therefore, they will meet the challenges of the future with firmer confidence and strive to win glory for the country.
Although the Chinese diving team has experienced some twists and turns at the World Championships, this is not enough to shake the strength and confidence of the team. Zheng Jiuyuan's mistake was a grind, and the excellent performance of the Chinese team in other events proved that the team is strong as a whole. As part of the preparations for the Paris Olympics, the World Championships provided valuable experience and lessons for the Chinese diving team. Let's look forward to their success in the future competitions and win more honors for their country.
The performance of the Chinese diving team at the World Championships in Doha has attracted widespread attention and discussion at home and abroad. Domestic public opinion generally regretted Zheng Jiuyuan's mistake in the men's 1-meter springboard event, but at the same time, it was also full of understanding and support. Some netizens believe that this is an opportunity to test Zheng Jiuyuan's adaptability and psychological quality, and hope that he can learn a lesson from it and better prepare for future competitions.
Foreign public opinion focuses more on the overall strength and team cohesion of the Chinese diving team. Zhang Jiaqi and Huang Jianjie's mixed 10m platform victory became a hot topic, and the outside world praised the performance of the 13-year-old rising star Huang Jianjie. Some foreign media believe that the overall strength of the Chinese diving team at the World Championships is still the world's leading, and the twists and turns of a single event are not enough to affect the overall competitiveness of the team.
As a member of the Chinese diving team, Zheng Jiuyuan encountered some difficulties in this competition, but his future development prospects are still full of hope. Zheng Jiuyuan has performed well in other competitions before, winning multiple championships, and his strength and potential are undoubtedly a valuable asset for the Chinese diving team. This mistake will be a lesson in his career, and I believe that he will face the challenge with a more mature attitude, continue to improve, and win more honors for the Chinese team in future competitions.
Team leader Zhou Jihong previously stressed that one of the purposes of the Chinese diving team's preparation for the World Championships in Doha is to prepare for the Paris Olympics. In terms of overall strength, despite some setbacks, the excellent performance of the Chinese diving team in other events still strengthened the team's confidence in preparing for the Paris Olympics. Every competition is a test, and the Paris Olympics will be a stage for the Chinese diving team to meet greater challenges, and the team will have a deeper understanding of their own shortcomings through this experience, and make corresponding adjustments and improvements, so as to lay the foundation for excellent results in the Olympic arena.
The World Championships in Doha is not only a challenge for the Chinese diving team, but also an accumulation. Although the mistakes are regrettable, the overall strength of the team and confidence in the future are still eye-catching highlights. Zheng Jiuyuan will face the future with a more mature attitude, and the Chinese diving team will continue to improve itself through the experience of this competition, meet more challenges, and write their own brilliant chapter. While supporting, we look forward to the Chinese diving team showing its style in future competitions and winning more honors for the country.