Beijing time on July 2, at the 2022 World Swimming Championships in Budapest, China continued to win gold medals in diving. Chinese combination Duan Yu/ Ren Qian competed in the diving mixed doubles 10-meter platform final and finally won the championship with 341.16 points! So far, the Chinese diving dream team has won 10 gold medals in the diving events of this World Championships, sweeping 10 gold medals, and the remaining 3 events are also likely to win the championship. This is enough to reflect the strength of the Chinese diving team .
After winning the mixed doubles 10-meter platform gold medal, the Chinese diving team achieved 10 gold medals in 5 days. For comparison, the swimming and synchronized swimming events in the first stage of this World Championships, China The team only won 5 gold medals in total, and it took the Chinese diving team 5 days to double their gains.
Among these 10 gold medals, many Chinese players have achieved at least 2 gold medals. Female players Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi both won 2 gold medals. Before going to the World Championships, both of them The goal of 2 gold medals was set, and the target was finally achieved. Wang Zongyuan, the Chinese player with the most gold medals, won 3 gold medals, becoming the first player to win 3 gold medals at the World Championships, setting a historical record.
At the same time, with the harvest of these 10 gold medals, the Chinese team has currently won 15 gold medals, ranking firmly in second place in the medal list, continuously narrowing the 17-gold gap with the first-place American team, with the remaining 2 gold medals gap. Considering that the Chinese diving team still has three gold medals to compete for, the Chinese team has every opportunity to make efforts in the later stages, and eventually overtake the United States in the medal list and rise to first place.
As for the remaining events, the competition for the women's 3-meter springboard deserves the attention of the outside world. Post-00s beauty contestant Chang Yani competed. In the preliminaries and semi-finals, Chang Yani and her teammate Chen Yiwen performed steadily. In the semi-finals won 356.45 points respectively. With a score of 345.80, the top two will advance to the finals! The finals will be held at 01:00 am on July 3rd.
This time at the World Championships, it is Chang Yani's first appearance in the women's 3-meter springboard event. In the previous 2017 and 2019 World Championships, Chang Yani participated in the double event and the single 11-meter springboard . As two veterans Shi Tingmao and Wang Han both chose to retire, Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen got the opportunity to compete in the 3-meter springboard single event. Due to her beautiful appearance, Chang Yani received a lot of attention when she played in the preliminaries and semi-finals, and her popularity increased rapidly.
The women's 3-meter springboard event has always been the trump card event of the Chinese diving team. Countless outstanding athletes have emerged. Naturally, the first to bear the brunt is Guo Jingjing , the second generation of diving queens, and Wu Minxia , both of whom dominated their respective eras. The women's 3-meter springboard has now entered the post-2000s era. Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen will support this event and become the main candidates for the Paris Olympic cycle. We look forward to the performance of these two athletes!
(Lin Xiaosi)
