(Tokyo Olympics) Years of diving "substitute" finally won the championship

　　China News Service, Tokyo, July 25th, title: Years of diving "substitute" finally won the championship

　　China News Agency reporter Zhang Su

　　Leading opponents from the first round, and the score gap is constantly widening, it should be said that this women's double 3m springboard gold medal is already at your fingertips.

But before the official announcement of the score, Chinese diver Wang Han still held his partner Shi Tingmao and stared at the big screen closely.

On the afternoon of July 25, Beijing time, in the women's doubles 3-meter springboard final of the Tokyo Olympic diving, Chinese diving star Shi Tingmao and Wang Han successfully won the gold with a total score of 326.40.

Helped the Chinese diving team to make a good start to the Tokyo Olympics, while achieving five consecutive championships in the event.

The picture shows the scene of the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

　　"It's been a bit longer than the previous scores." Wang Han couldn't help whispering "complaining" at the press conference held after the game.

　　For this Olympic gold medal, Wang Han really waited too long.

She is currently the oldest member of the Chinese diving team.

After joining the team for 12 years, I passed the two Olympic Games. In her words, "I have been a substitute for many sessions, and finally it is my turn to play in this session."

　　Wang Han partnered with Shi Tingmao, who was also born in 1991.

The opponent is not only the "double champion" of the Rio Olympic Games, but also achieved the gold medal "Grand Slam" in the 3-meter springboard competitions in the National Games, Asian Games, World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games earlier.

Shi Tingmao was even more pampered when Wang Han cried for his first Olympic gold medal.

　　However, compared to his teammates' answerable answers, Wang Han's liveliness and frankness are impressive.

　　Asked her about the game, she said that when she completed the fourth round, she "liked a dream", and when she actually got the gold medal, she "still felt a little dazed."

　　Asked about her experience of winning the championship, she said that she finally lived up to the motherland's so many years of training. "After I was trained to the age of 30, I finally got a gold medal to return to the motherland and to those who paid silently behind our backs."

　　Asked why she exchanged gold medals with Shi Tingmao on the podium instead of wearing them herself, she said seriously, "You must have a sense of ceremony."

　　Asked what she said when she hugged Shi Tingmao, "We both thank each other and thank her for taking me to the first Olympic gold medal in my life!" A reporter asked Shi Tingmao what she would like to thank. , Can she get the (gold medal)."

　　But when she asked why she cried today, she became ashamed again: "Indeed, I was emotional once!"

　　Someone asked her about her next schedule. She was obviously more relaxed, saying that she would "think about enjoying the game first" when playing in single events.

　　During the interview, when asked, Wang Han sometimes laughed suddenly and said: "What did the question say? I forgot. I have a bad memory."

　　However, the "thirties" Olympic champion still remembers the past when she was a child with "Sister Guo" who also came from Hebei, and the shock that "Sister Guo" brought to her when she first entered the national team.

This is a motivation for her to persevere even as a "substitute".

　　The "Sister Guo" in Wang Han's mouth and Guo Jingjing, known as the "Diving Queen", also appeared at the Tokyo Aquatic Center today to cheer for the two juniors.

"Like Wang Han and Shi Tingmao are 30 years old. I have retired at their age. It is not easy for them to persist until now." Guo Jingjing's remarks in an interview recently were moving.

　　It is worth mentioning that since Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia partnered to win the women's doubles gold medal in the 3-meter springboard at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Chinese diving team has never let the Olympic gold medal of this event fall by the side.

The secret to achieving the "five consecutive championships" of the Olympic Games may be the two keywords spoken by Wang Han from the "substitute" to the championship-"dream" and "persistence".

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