This is Yang Jian , who never gives up in the face of setbacks and moves forward courageously to pursue the dream in his heart. Early this morning, Beijing time, in the men's 110-meter platform final of the just-concluded 2022 Budapest World Swimming Championships, Sichuan player Yang Jian won the championship with 515.55 points and successfully defended his title.
teammate Yang Hao won the third place in this project.
28-year-old Yang Jian is the oldest member of the Chinese diving team. Many people thought he would retire after the Tokyo Olympics. After careful consideration, this Sichuan boy who refused to admit defeat made an admirable decision - to fight for his dream again. The runner-up at the Tokyo Olympics made Yang Jian feel a little guilty because he was the only member of the Chinese diving team who did not win a gold medal among all the members of the Chinese diving team who competed in the Tokyo Olympics. After returning to China, Yang Jian quickly devoted himself to training, and won the championship in the subsequent National Games. He was emotionally released and cried on the coach's shoulder.
After the National Games, Yang Jian encountered his "inner demon" and was even unable to make moves on the diving platform and did not dare to jump. He took the initiative to apply for a temporary leave from the national team and returned to his hometown of Sichuan to make adjustments. Before this World Championships, Yang Jian returned to the national team and used his strength to pass the trials to compete in the World Championships again. Today, Yang Jian's mentality is more mature. After arriving in Budapest, he kept telling himself: "Believe in yourself! Mentality!"
ranked first in the preliminaries and second in the semi-finals. Yang Jian's main competitor is better than himself Teammate Yang Hao is 4 years younger. At the 2019 Gwangju World Championships, Yang Jian and Yang Hao competed together in the men's 10-meter platform. At that time, Yang Jian won the men's 10-meter platform championship at the World Championships for the first time with a set of difficult moves, which also gave him full confidence. Fighting again tonight, although Yang Jian made a mistake in the third jump and his ranking fell to seventh, with his outstanding performance in the last two difficult jumps, Yang Jian successfully defended the championship, which also strengthened his confidence in competing for the Paris Olympics.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News reporter Chen Hao
