The Diving World Cup Finals kicked off in Xi'an on the 19th, which was the last stop of the Diving World Championships before the Paris Olympics.
On April 19, Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi (left) in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Bowen
The "twin stars" Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, who have impressive records, had no opponent in the women's double 10-meter platform, and won the "good start" for the Chinese team with a score of 364.86. The Canadian and Ukrainian pairs won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Chen Yuxi said: "Today's performance is generally satisfactory, but the details still need to be improved. I wasn't in good shape for a while, but this time I was training myself to finish the race when the conditions were not so sufficient. ”
With less than 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, the "two little ones" said they would be ready to race and sprint to the top of the podium.
On April 19, the runner-up British pair Noah Williams (second from left)/Thomas Daly (first from left), the champion Chinese pair Lian Junjie (third from left)/Yang Hao (third from right), and the third runner-up German pair Jaden Gregorchuk (second from right)/Timo Battle at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Bowen
Yang Hao/Lian Junjie defeated the British pair Daley/Williams with 472.92 points to win the gold medal in the men's double 10m platform. The German pair won the bronze medal.
The soon-to-be-30-year-old Daley is already an old rival of the Chinese team, having participated in many Olympic and World Championships since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and was the men's doubles 10m platform champion at the Tokyo Olympics. After a hiatus from the Tokyo Olympics, he decided to return 11 months ago, "I took a break for more than two years, I am very happy to be back in China, everything is going well, I still need to work hard to improve my skills and prepare for the Paris [Olympics]." He said.
On April 19, Long Daoyi/Wang Zongyuan (left) wait for the results. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zou Jingyi
Wang Zongyuan/Long Daoyi won the men's three-meter springboard with 474.75 points, 53.94 points ahead of second-placed Mexico, followed by Great Britain's Raphl/Harding.
The Women's Doubles 3m Springboard was the only event of the day without a Chinese competitor, with Australian veterans Gini and Smith winning the title with 284.67 points, while the United States and Italy finished second and third respectively.
On April 19, Chinese team players Yang Hao, Chen Yuxi, Chen Yiwen and Wang Zongyuan (from left to right) at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Bowen
In addition, the Chinese team sent Chen Yiwen, Wang Zongyuan, Chen Yuxi and Yang Hao to compete in the mixed team event, and the four of them played steadily and successfully won the championship.
On the 20th, the men's and women's three-meter springboard events will be held. (Reporter Li Jia, Zhou Xin, Yao Youming)
(Source: Xinhuanet)