At the 2022 FINA World Championships, the women's 3-meter springboard preliminaries again saw a 0-point diving performance. Brazilian player Rodriguez made a mistake when completing 107C in the fourth round, resulting in 0 points. The Chinese team performed well, with Chen Zhen and Chang occupying the top two places, going hand in hand! There was an embarrassing 0 points in this competition, with a total of 38 participants. Brazil's Rodriguez ultimately ranked 30th and missed the cut. In the fourth round, Rodriguez performed the 107C movement with a difficulty level of 2.8, and all five judges gave him 0 points.
In this FINA World Championships, 0-point diving has appeared more than once. In the men's 13-meter springboard preliminaries, 21-year-old Austrian athlete Lotfi fell into the water before completing his move due to a walking error. The referees collectively gave 0 points! In fact, while the Chinese diving dream team continues to win gold medals, everyone has to accept the fact that the diving level of athletes from other countries lags far behind the Chinese team. Furthermore, the gap appears to be widening. A total of 13 diving gold medals were produced at this World Championships, and the Chinese team has the opportunity to achieve them all.
The coach covered his face in despair, he really didn’t dare to look anymore. The athletes nearby and those waiting to take the field were also shocked that such a scene would occur. They did not expect such an outrageous mistake to occur in the FINA World Championships. In this way, he can only score 0 points for the entire jump. There is no way and no one can help him. This was indeed a major stupid mistake on his part, and he was speechless.
Because of the excellent athletes of our national diving team, we are accustomed to it, and it seems that diving is not that difficult. In fact, in order to achieve good results and present a perfect game, athletes need daily practice and technical support. Athletes from some countries are unable to do so. This is not only a matter of individual athletes, but also due to insufficient national support. For those athletes who persevere, we should still respect them!
