Beijing time on June 29, 2022, the diving event of the Budapest World Swimming Championships entered the fourth competition day. A total of three gold medals will be decided, namely the mixed all-around, women's 1-meter springboard, and mixed doubles 3-meter springboard. It is worth mentioning that the list of the Chinese team in the mixed all-around event has changed. Originally, Zhang Jiaqi partnered with Bai Yuming to participate, and FINA gave the latest list of Quanhongchan partnered with Bai Yuming, that is Quan Hongchan replaced Zhang Jiaqi.
The Chinese diving team underwent a new and old transition after the Tokyo Olympics. Many meritorious veterans retired and young athletes began to take the lead. Even so, the Chinese team showed strong overall strength in this World Championships. It won all four diving gold medals in the first three competition days, and its advantage is quite obvious. On the fourth competition day, three gold medals will be awarded in the diving event, one from the mixed all-around, the women's 1-meter springboard, and the mixed doubles 3-meter springboard.
Among them, the fifth gold medal in the diving event comes from the mixed all-around. For the Chinese diving team, this event is of great significance. If it successfully wins the championship, the Chinese diving team will receive its 100th World Championship gold medal. Coincidentally, the entry list for this event has changed. Originally, Zhang Jiaqi partnered with Bai Yuming to participate, but the latest official list from FINA showed that Quan Hongchan replaced Zhang Jiaqi.
At present, the Chinese diving team has not announced the reasons for the lineup adjustment. Quan Hongchan previously participated in the women's 10-meter platform and won a silver medal. According to the plan, she will also participate in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform after slight adjustments. Now, there are new changes in Quan Hongchan's competition. She will partner with Bai Yuming to participate in the mixed all-around competition, which is a big challenge for her.
Obviously, Quan Hongchan has the opportunity to hit two new histories, firstly, her first World Championship gold medal, and secondly, helping the Chinese team lock in the 100th World Championship gold medal. I hope Quan Hongchan can shed her burden and work hard to perform at her best. Only 13 pairs signed up for this event and went directly to the finals. Moreover, both Quan Hongchan and Bai Yuming were 15 years old, so the pressure was indeed very high.
In addition, the sixth gold medal in the diving event came from the women's 1-meter springboard, with Lin Shan and Li Yajie participating together. The seventh gold medal came from the mixed doubles 3-meter springboard. Lin Shan and Zhu Zifeng participated together. This event also went directly to the finals. To put it simply, on the next competition day, the Chinese diving team will be led by newcomers and strive to win three gold medals. The mixed all-around competition that Quan Hongchan participated in is of great significance. It is a historic moment for herself and the Chinese diving team. I hope Quan Hongchan can successfully win this gold medal.
In addition to diving events, this competition day will also feature the women's 10-kilometer open water swimming final and the men's 10-kilometer swimming final. Xin Xin , Sun Jiake, Tang Haoyang , Zhang Ziyang and other Chinese athletes will appear. I wish these athletes all the best. Finished!
