Baoding, July 25 (China News Network) -- On the afternoon of the 25th, Shi Tingmao / Wang Han won the women's doubles board championship at the Tokyo Olympic Games with a total score of 326.40 points.
The picture shows Shan Yong, the leader of the diving team in Hebei Province, being interviewed. Photo by Lu Zihao
Born in 1991, Wang Han was born in Baoding City, Hebei Province, and entered the Baoding Sports Kindergarten to practice gymnastics at the age of 4. In 2000, 9-year-old Wang Han went to the Hebei Provincial Gymnastics Team for training, and was selected by Guo Jingjing's coach Li Fang to become a member of the Hebei Provincial Diving Team. In 2021, Wang Han was selected as a diving athlete of the Chinese sports delegation at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The picture shows Wang Han's parents being interviewed at their home in Baoding, Hebei Province. Photo by Xu Qiaoming
On the afternoon of the 25th, in the conference room of Baoding Youth Swimming and Diving Training Center, Wang Jiji, director of the Education and Sports Bureau of Jingxiu District of Baoding City, Shan Yong, leader of the Diving Team of Hebei Province, and many diving team members gathered together early, staring closely at the TV screen, starting from the first jump, waving the flag for the Chinese diving team members, and looking forward to the arrival of the exciting moment. When Shi Tingmao/Wang Han completed the final jump and won the opening of the Olympic Games for the Chinese diving team with an absolute advantage and achieved a feat of five consecutive championships in the project, the applause and shouts on the scene were thunderous.
Shan Yong said that Shi Tingmao and Wang Han have been cooperating for a long time, very tacit understanding, and the five actions are perfect. It is hoped that Wang Han will achieve better results in the next single project and strive for the "double champion".
The picture shows the crowd cheering on Chinese divers in the conference room of the Baoding Youth Swimming and Diving Training Center. Photo by Lu Zihao
Wang Han's parents' home was full of guests, flowers and congratulations. Wang Han's mother, Zhang Lifang, embraced the flowers and said with tears in her eyes that she was particularly excited, the child's performance today was very good, the coaches paid a lot, and hoped that she would play normally in the next game and win the championship again.
Wang Han's father, Wang Zhenjiang, revealed that the child is very cheerful and lively, and often communicates with his mother by phone or WeChat. Because she still has a game behind her, she plans to call her after all the games are over to congratulate her.
Wang Ji said that since 2016, Baoding Jingxiu District has planted sports culture genes, continued to promote the in-depth integration of sports and education, invested a total of 23.4 million yuan to improve sports facilities, invested 45.6 million yuan to complete the planning and design of the district sports activity center, and allocated 500,000 yuan of special funds every year to hire high-level coaches and professional top-notch talents, so that a large number of sports seedlings with sports talents have stood out in the province and the national arena through early scientific professional training.
Baoding enjoys the reputation of "sports city and cradle of champions", and has successively trained 23 world champions represented by Xi Ending, Guo Jingjing and Pang Wei, 32 Asian champions and more than 150 national champions represented by Shi Dongpeng and Jia Dongjin. (End)
Source: China News Network