On July 27, local time, the women's double 3-meter board final of the Paris Olympics came to an end. The Chinese pair Chen Yiwen/Chang Yani won the gold medal with a score of 337.68 points, which is the second gold medal won by the Chinese sports delegation, and the Chinese diving team also achieved six consecutive Olympic championships in this event!
As the "dream team" of the Chinese sports delegation, the Chinese diving team is one of the main forces competing for gold and silver in the previous Olympic Games. The Chinese delegation has participated in the Olympic Games since 1984, and in the past 10 Olympic Games, the Chinese diving team has won 47 Olympic gold medals. After Chen Yiwen/Chang Yani won the championship today, the Chinese diving team tied for first place with the United States diving team with 48 gold medals in the overall gold medal table of the Olympic diving.
Different from the previous combination of old and new, the task of winning the gold in the women's 3-meter springboard at the Paris Olympics was completely entrusted to the two "Olympic whites". As the continuation of the glory of the dream team, these two newcomers who came to the front of the stage did not disappoint everyone who paid attention to them. From the World Championships and World Cup in 2022, to the Asian Games, World Championships, World Cup events in 2023, and then to the World Championships and World Cup in 2024, as long as they stand on the springboard of the competition hand in hand, they will never let the gold medal be left behind.
However, it was not all smooth sailing, as a sudden burst of shoulder injury at the Diving World Cup in Montreal in March put the duo's Olympic prospects on hold and clouded the pair's Olympic prospects. The period of recuperation and healing was a kind of torture for Chang Yani, who once said in an interview: "I was asked to rest for three weeks during the consultation, and I burst into tears. I'm an athlete who can't stop training, because I don't have much talent, and I only have to work hard to get my footing, so the moment the diagnosis comes out, it's like a crit for me, and I've never stopped for so long.
Fortunately, after active treatment and recovery, the duo reappeared in time. And after this twist and turn, the two also have a new growth and tacit understanding!
In the following competitions, the two will also attack together in the women's single three-meter springboard competition to continue to defend the glory of the Chinese diving dream team!