Data map: On the afternoon of May 15, the 2021 National Diving Championship and Olympic Trial in Shanghai ended the women's three-meter springboard final competition.
Chongqing player Shi Tingmao won the championship with 373.05 points.
The picture shows Chongqing player Shi Tingmao.
Photo by Zhang Hengwei
Chinanews client, Beijing, July 14th (Reporter Xing Rui) There are nine days before the Tokyo Olympics kicks off. Today's "Tokyo Gold" column focuses on diving events.
On the morning of July 6, the Chinese Swimming Association announced the list of athletes for the Chinese diving team to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. 10 athletes will participate in 8 diving events.
Among them, the women's sports include Shi Tingmao, Wang Han, Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan, and Zhang Jiaqi; the male athletes participating are Xie Sicheng, Wang Zongyuan, Yang Jian, Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen.
The first gold medal in the diving event will be produced on the afternoon of July 25th, Beijing time. The event will be the women's double 3m springboard.
According to the entry list announced by the FINA, the Chinese diving team sent veterans Shi Yanmao and Wang Han to play.
Data map: The picture shows the moment when Chongqing player Shi Tingmao entered the water at the 2021 National Diving Championship.
Photo by Zhang Hengwei
In the past few years, Shi Tingmao and Wang Han have overcome injuries and hardly any combination in the women's 3-meter springboard event can fight against them.
The two won the women's doubles 3-meter springboard championship at the 2019 World Championships, helping the Chinese team win ten consecutive championships in this event at the World Championships.
As the leaders of the Chinese diving team, the two are not only expected to win the women's doubles 3-meter springboard championship at the Tokyo Olympics, but the women's singles 3-meter springboard gold medal winner will also have a high probability between the two.
Young player Chen Yuxi is a newcomer who has grown rapidly during the Tokyo Olympic cycle.
She stood out in the highly competitive women's 10-meter platform and will partner with Zhang Jiaqi in the women's 10-meter platform competition.
This pair has appeared as a partner in the 2019 National Diving Championships and won the double 10-meter platform championship.
Zhang Jiaqi/Chen Yuxi also won the 2021 China Diving Star Competition and the 14th National Games Diving Test Competition.
In addition, Chen Yuxi will compete with Quan Hongchan for the single 10-meter platform championship.
The former successfully climbed to the top in the 10-meter platform of the Gwangju World Championships, while the latter was born in the Tokyo Olympic Trials, winning twice in three races.
Who can be better at the Tokyo Olympics?
We will wait and see.
Data map: On July 17, 2019, Chinese player Chen Yuxi (left) took a photo with Lu Wei.
On the same day, in the women's 10-meter diving final of the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Chinese player Chen Yuxi won the championship with 439 points, and Chinese player Lu Wei won the runner-up with 377.80 points.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
For men, the veteran Cao Yuan is also involved in both single and double platform events.
He was the champion of the men's 10-meter springboard at the 2012 London Olympics and the champion of the men's 3-meter springboard at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
At the 2019 World Championships, Cao Yuan won 2 golds and 1 silver in the men's singles, doubles 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform. He deserved the title of "Almighty King".
Although Cao Yuan missed a trial due to injury some time ago, in general, he has a wealth of experience in competitions, and his results in the World Series are still outstanding.
In the single 10-meter platform event of the Tokyo Olympics, Cao Yuan will compete with teammate Yang Jian for the gold medal.
The latter is the famous "difficulty king" of the Chinese diving team.
At the 2019 World Championships, Yang Jian led the way in the men's singles 10-meter platform finals and won the gold medal steadily.
Now, he is already the champion of the World Championships, undoubtedly looking forward to being able to shine in the Tokyo Olympics.
In the men's double 10-meter platform, Cao Yuan will partner with the Rio Olympics men's 10-meter platform single and double gold medalist Chen Aisen.
The two Olympic champions started to compete in the duo event in November 2018 and won the gold medal in the event at the Gwangju World Championships.
With the continuous improvement of their tacit understanding, their performance in Tokyo is undoubtedly worth looking forward to.
Data map: On July 15, 2019, a group photo of Chinese players Cao Yuan/Chen Aisen.
On the same day, in the men's double 10-meter platform final of the 2019 Gwangju World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Chinese players Cao Yuan/Chen Aisen won the championship with 486.93 points.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
World champion Xie Siyu and 19-year-old Wang Zongyuan will team up in the men's 3-meter springboard single and double events.
Xie Sizhen regretted to miss the Rio Olympics due to injuries.
This time playing in Tokyo is the first time for him and Wang Zongyuan to be on the stage of the Olympic Games.
Xie Siquan has been the champion of the men's 3-meter springboard at the two World Championships. He is not only outstanding in this project, but also stable.
Although Wang Zongyuan is young, he has grown rapidly after being baptized by the Gwangju World Championships. He performed well in the three Olympic trials and led the standings.
In the 3-meter springboard project, whether single or double, these two players are undoubtedly strong contenders for the gold medal.
The diving competition of the Tokyo Olympic Games started on July 25 and lasted until August 7. As long as the Chinese diving team avoids mistakes and plays normally, it is not an unattainable dream to win 8 golds. (Finish)