On the evening of June 28th, Beijing time, the World Swimming Championships ushered in the men's 3-meter springboard diving final. Two Chinese athletes Wang Zongyuan and Cao Yuan appeared together. In the end, Wang Zongyuan performed stably and won the championship with 561.95 points, winning his first gold medal in this event at the World Championships. This was also the eighth consecutive time that Chinese diving team achieved this event.
At present, the Chinese diving team has won two gold medals in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard and the women's single 10-meter platform. Next, it is determined to win the gold medal in the men's single 3-meter springboard, sending two Olympic champions Wang Zongyuan and Cao Yuan. Wang Zongyuan's partner Xie Siyu won the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, while Cao Yuan won the men's single 10-meter platform gold medal.
In the men's 3-meter springboard preliminaries, Wang Zongyuan scored 492 points and ranked first to advance. Cao Yuan ranked third due to a mistake in the last jump. In the semi-finals, Wang Zongyuan continued to perform steadily, scoring 547.95 points and ranked first to advance to the finals. Yuan ranked second with 482.50 and also passed the test.
In tonight’s final, Cao Yuan appeared second to last. He scored 81.60 points and 84.00 points respectively when the first two jumps were on the board. Then he performed steadily in the next four jumps, scoring 89.05 points, 83.30 points, 88.40 points, and 66.50 points. In the end, he ranked second with a total score of 492.85 points. He almost made a mistake on the last jump and lost second place.
Wang Zongyuan appeared last and scored 91.80 points, the second jump scored 94.50 points, the third jump scored 93.60 points, the fourth jump scored 89.25 points, the fifth jump scored 86.40 points, the sixth jump scored 106.40 points, the total score was 561.95 Ranked first in points, he has a huge advantage over Cao Yuan, who is ranked second.
Judging from the final, Wang Zongyuan still showed a very stable performance, and every jump was almost perfect. He had ranked first in the preliminaries and semi-finals, and now he topped the list in the final. He deserved the gold medal. In addition, this is the first time that 20-year-old Wang Zongyuan has won the men's 3-meter springboard gold medal at the World Championships.
For Cao Yuan, he can take care of both the platform and the springboard. Not focusing on which type also affects his performance. In the final, he performed to his own level, but Wang Zongyuan's performance was even better.
