Data chart: The diving competition of the Jakarta Asian Games has come to an end, and the picture shows the family portrait of the Chinese diving team after the game. Photo by Du Yang, a reporter from China News Service
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese diving team has won 40 gold medals since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with a set of near-perfect moves to end all rounds, with ripples in the clear water. On the afternoon of the 25th, veterans Shi Tingmao and Wang Han made their debut on the women's double 3m springboard of the Tokyo Aquatics Center, and finally the two successfully won the gold with 326.40 points, helping the Chinese diving team to achieve the Olympic Games for the fifth consecutive time in the project, which is also the fourth gold of the Chinese delegation to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
At the Gwangju World Championships two years ago, the Chinese diving team won all the gold medals in the event. At the time of this expedition, Zhou Jihong, who won the first diving gold medal for the Chinese team at the Los Angeles Olympic Games and is now the leader of the diving team, said that the whole team will do its best to win 8 gold medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Under the overflowing smile, it is the embodiment of the strong strength of the Chinese diving team.
As their debut in Tokyo, Shi Tingmao and Wang Han have always been fully dominant in the women's double 3m board event. After Wu Minxia retired, Shi Tingmao and Wang Han formed a new partnership. Since the pairing of more than two years, the two born in 1991 have overcome the problem of injury and illness, and have won all the gold medals in the women's double 3m springboard in various competitions such as the World Championships and the FINA Diving Series, and won the championship at the 2019 World Championships, which helped the Chinese team achieve the ten consecutive championships of the women's double 3m springboard at the competition. Today's victory has also helped the Chinese diving team further consolidate its position as the hegemon.
On July 22, Wang Han, a player from the Chinese diving team, exchanged views with the Players of the South Korean team. On the same day, the Chinese diving team participating in the diving competition of the Tokyo Olympic Games trained at the Tokyo Aquatic Center. China News Service reporter Han Haidan photographed
From Los Angeles in 1984 to Tokyo today, the Chinese diving team has been the trump card of Chinese sports, counting the gold medals just won, the team has contributed 41 Olympic gold medals to the Chinese team, 82 world championships, and won all 80 diving gold medals after participating in the Asian Games. It is precisely because of the "dominant" performance in the international arena that the Chinese diving team has received countless praises.
From Zhou Jihong and Xu Yanmei, to Xiong Ni and Fu Mingxia, to Guo Jingjing, Wu Minxia, and then to Chen Aisen and Shi Tingmao, there are too many star-studded and honored names left in history, they have built a wall of honor for the Chinese diving team, and the complete selection mechanism and excellent spirit of "passing on the help" have contributed to the diving team's glory today.
Xiong Ni, the deserved leader
In the final of the 10-meter platform at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, 18-year-old Xiong Ni stepped on the Olympic arena for the first time, and he ranked first in the preliminaries, but he made mistakes in several actions and finally won the third place. In the 1993 World Cup, Xiong Ni endured the strain on his arm to help the Chinese diving team win all 9 gold medals, and won three championships of team, mixed team and individual 10-meter platform, becoming the leader of the Chinese diving team.
At the Atlanta Olympics, Xiong Ni lived up to expectations with a score of 701.46 points, winning the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation on the men's 3m springboard, and also making up for the regrets of 4 years ago. He has won 16 world championships and 3 Olympic gold medals during his sporting career.
Data chart: On September 28, 2000, Chinese female divers Fu Mingxia and Guo Jingjing won gold and silver medals in the three-meter springboard competition at the Sydney Olympic Games. China News Service reporter Li Gang photographed (photo and text arranged by Xu Xiyi)
Fu Mingxia, a legendary sports career
In 1987, he was selected into the Hubei Provincial Diving Team, and in 1990, he won the 10-meter platform championship in the National Junior Championships, successfully entered the National Diving Training Team, and was sent by her father to practice gymnastics from an early age, and soon showed a high talent in diving.
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, at the age of 14, Fu Mingxia successfully won the gold medal in the women's 10-meter platform with a score of 461.43 points, becoming the youngest champion in the history of the Olympic Games. At the Atlanta Olympics, Fu Mingxia successfully defended her title with an absolute advantage of 42 points ahead of the second runner, and two days later defeated the Russian athlete by 22 points, winning the gold medal in the women's 3m springboard, becoming the first board double in the history of Chinese diving.
Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia created an era
After 2000, Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia became the leaders of the Chinese diving team, and the two "diving queens" created their own era, which also made the honorary title of "Diving Dream Team" even louder.
After rubbing shoulders with the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, Guo Jingjing successfully fulfilled her dream in Athens in 2004, winning the women's single and double 3m springboard championships in one fell swoop. In 2008, Guo Jingjing, who fought at the doorstep of her home, created a new glory, and her partner Wu Minxia achieved double defense. 3 Olympic Games, 6 Olympic medals, 31 world championships, Guo Jingjing has become a well-deserved "diving queen". It is worth mentioning that for this Tokyo Olympic Games, she will serve as a judge as a representative of FINA.
As Guo Jingjing's partner in the 3-meter springboard project, Wu Minxia also created her own era. After partnering with Guo Jingjing to win the gold medal in the women's doubles 3m springboard at the Athens and Beijing Olympic Games, Wu Minxia continued to work the single board and double board events, and in 2012, she successfully won the women's 3m springboard in the Diving World Cup, helping the Chinese team achieve the project's four consecutive championships in the World Cup.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Wu Minxia once again won the single and double 3m springboard championships with a near-perfect performance, achieving a grand slam in her sports career. In Rio in 2016, 30-year-old Wu Minxia went out again, and her partner Shi Tingmao won the gold medal in the women's doubles 3m springboard, winning her fifth Olympic gold medal, with a total number of medals reaching 7, becoming the athlete with the largest number of gold medals in China's Olympic history.
On July 22, local time, Chinese athletes trained at the Tokyo Aquatics Center for adaptation. Pictured is Chinese players Wang Han (left) and Shi Tingmao in training. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita
Tokyo, the new journey looks forward to new miracles
Inheriting the mantle of their predecessors, the new Chinese diving team has begun their new journey in Tokyo. The diving team adopted a lineup of "taking the old with the new", including Olympic gold medalists such as Shi Tingmao, Cao Yuan, Chen Aisen, and other young players, as well as the childish young generals such as Quan Hongchan, who is the youngest athlete in the Chinese sports delegation at the age of 14. After the Rio Olympic Games, the meritorious veterans Wu Minxia and Chen Ruolin announced their retirement, and while completing the replacement of the old and the new, they must ensure excellent results in the world competition, and the driving force of the old team members is very critical.
"The game is secondary, and more importantly, to pass on the spirit of the Chinese diving team, to tell them the importance of the quality of will, to have the determination to never give up." The game process can only talk about experience, experience needs time to accumulate", Grand Slam winner Shi Tingmao used such a sentence to unload the burden on the young players.
At the Tokyo Olympic Games, a total of 10 athletes from the Chinese diving team participated in all 8 sub-events of diving. When the water ripples again, the Chinese diving team is looking forward to achieving the feat of winning all the gold medals in a single Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatic Center. Today's opening kick opened the first shot for the Chinese diving team to win gold in Tokyo! (End)
Attached is the schedule for the diving finals of the Tokyo Olympic Games:
At 14:00 Beijing time on July 25, the women's doubles 3m springboard final
At 14:00 Beijing time on July 26, the men's doubles 10m platform final
At 14:00 Beijing time on July 27, the women's doubles 10m platform final
At 14:00 Beijing time on July 28, the men's doubles 3m springboard final
At 14:00 Beijing time on August 1, the women's 3m springboard final
At 14:00 Beijing time on August 3, the men's 3m springboard final
At 14:00 Beijing time on August 5, the women's 10m platform final
At 14:00 Beijing time on August 7, the men's 10m platform final
Source: China News Network