China News Service, Beijing, February 7 (Xinhua) -- On the 6th local time, gold medals were determined in three events at the World Swimming Championships in Doha, including diving and synchronized swimming. Chinese combination Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi easily won the women's synchronized 10-meter platform gold medal, achieving three consecutive world championships. The Chinese synchronized swimming team defeated all the others in the collective technical free selection finals and won the championship again after the World Championships in Budapest.
On the previous competition day, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi won the championship and runner-up respectively in the women's single 10-meter platform event. When they came to the doubles event, the two powerful combinations did not give other opponents any chance. From the first jump, they led the way with a very high degree of tacit understanding and completion of movements. In the end, they won the World Championships with 362.22 points. The third gold medal in the event. The North Korean group and the British group won second and third place respectively.
During the Paris Olympics cycle, the women's platform event was regarded by the outside world as the most stable part of Chinese diving. Chen Yuxi said in an interview after the game that hard work on the field and training off the field were both indispensable for winning the gold medal.
At the 2022 World Swimming Championships in Budapest, the Chinese synchronized swimming team won the collective technical optional championship of the World Championships for the first time. However, with the changes in the scoring rules for synchronized swimming, each team has entered into a process of constant adjustment to adapt to the changes. At the 2023 Fukuoka World Swimming Championships, the Chinese team's set of moves was not recognized by the referees for difficulty, and ultimately ranked seventh.
At this World Championships, the Chinese team participated in the "Return of the King" in the collective technical optional event. In the final, the difficulty of the Chinese team's set of "Fast and Furious" moves was recognized by the referee. In the end, it won the championship with an advantage of more than 20 points ahead of the second place, and won China's fourth gold medal in synchronized swimming at this World Championships. Spain and Japan won silver and bronze medals respectively.
In the women's single free choice final that ended on the same day, Chinese player Xu Huiyan ranked fourth. Canadian player Simoneau won the championship, while players from Greece and Belarus finished second and third respectively.
On the 7th local time, the diving arena will usher in the men’s springboard “China Derby”. Tokyo Olympics men's double springboard champion Xie Siyi will compete with the last world championship champion Wang Zongyuan for the men's single 3-meter springboard gold medal. Chinese combination Chen Yiwen/Chang Yani will strive to defend their title in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard. Synchronized swimming will determine the men's individual free choice gold medal. (over)