On July 25, China's Shi Tingmao (front) / Wang Han in the competition.
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Shi Tingmao (left) / Wang Han at the award ceremony.
Guo Jingjing (right), member of the FINA Diving Technical Committee and diving world champion Guo Jingjing (right), and Ruolin Chen watch the game from the sidelines on July 25.
Wuhan Evening News (Special correspondent Zhang Lin from Tokyo) On the afternoon of July 25, China's diving "Dream Team" made a wonderful appearance. The leaders were Rio Olympics women's 3m board singles and doubles champion Shi Tingmao and partner Wang Han. In the women's doubles three-meter board competition that ended subsequently, Shi Tingmao/Wang Han won the gold medal with an advantage of more than 20 points ahead of the second place, and successfully opened an account for the Chinese diving "Dream Team" to win 8 gold.
For them, the meaning of this gold medal is different. For Shi Tingmao, this is the moment when she returned to the peak after winning double gold in the Rio Olympics, experiencing glory and lows; and Wang Han, who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the age of 30, was the first time to taste the taste of realizing her dreams.
Due to the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed for one year. For Shi Tingmao, who has participated in many Olympic Games and has already won many gold medals, this extra year out of thin air is quite painful. At first, after learning that the game was postponed, Shi Tingmao almost collapsed. She herself once said that the countdown card was about to become double digits, and when she woke up, it became more than 400 days! She didn't want to practice at the time, and even resisted walking on the springboard. But in the end, with a strong will, he persuaded himself with difficulty and re-threw himself into the arduous preparation.
"I don't think it's this gold medal that makes people stronger. On the way to this gold medal, you face the difficulties again and again, face the problems, and then overcome it again and again, and I think this is the most important thing. Shi Tingmao, who is accustomed to seeing big scenes, speaks like a "philosopher", and the golden sentences are frequent, "I think the most important thing is to believe in yourself, it is easy for people to believe in themselves in good times, but they can still believe in themselves in adversity, which may be the difference between excellent and great." ”
Compared with the rationality of his partner, Wang Han showed his emotional side to the fullest. As a 30-year-old "senior" who won the first Opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games, after the last action came out of the water, she and Shi Tingmao hugged together, and tears flashed in her eyes. "My tear glands are developed and uncontrollable. In fact, we all cried, but my endurance was not as good as her (Shi Tingmao), and I was more emotional. I don't really want to let myself be like this, 30 years old, emotional. Wang Han said.
In the talent-rich Chinese diving team, Wang Han failed to stand on the london Olympics and Rio Olympic games. Olympic champion is her dream all along, so she has been training hard, silently persevering, and finally let her realize her dream.
"After the age of thirty, I finally got a gold medal to repay the motherland, to repay the people who paid silently behind my back." Wang Han said, "Actually, after the fourth action, I still felt like I was dreaming, and I felt a little excited when I actually won the championship." In the first two years, I was a substitute for the Olympics. This cycle is just two words for me, and I'm glad I can stick to this day. ”
Because of the empty game, the diving hall of the day was empty, and only a few "relatives and friends" from the Chinese delegation were shouting and cheering, such a scene did not make the duo's fighting spirit cool down a little. "Even if there is no audience, we can hear the encouragement of the motherland in our hearts." Shi Tingmao said, "Whether there is a spectator on the scene is not the most critical thing for us, we just want to play at the level of training in the game. ”
It is worth mentioning that Guo Jingjing, the winner of the 4 Olympic diving gold medals and a member of the FINA Diving Technical Committee during the Olympic Games, witnessed the brilliant moment of the little masters and sisters at the scene. When awarding the award, Guo Jingjing also took out her mobile phone to take pictures for her sisters.
Wang Han said, "I saw Sister Guo. She has always been a good role model for us. We also hope to be able to win more gold medals for our country like she did. In fact, I count Sister Guo's pure sister, because we are all from the Hebei team. In fact, a long time ago, when I was very young, I had the honor of competing with Guo Jie. ”
The most different part of the Tokyo Olympic awards ceremony is that the guests use trays to deliver the medals to the winners, and then the contestants themselves put on the medals for themselves. Standing on the highest podium, Shi Tingmao and Wang Han gave each other gold medals. "At the award, we both hugged again and thanked each other, she thanked me and her partner, I thanked her for taking me to the first gold medal in my life." Wang Han revealed.
Next, Shi Tingmao and Wang Han didn't have much time to savor the taste of the gold medal, because the single-player competition followed. "I just want to rest well now and then go all out to prepare for a solo game." Shi Tingmao said, "As Chinese athletes, it is our honor and mission to strive for the best results in the Olympic Games. ”
Source: Wuhan Evening News