At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese diving dream team still performed very well, winning 7 gold medals and 5 silver medals. However, for some athletes, it was also full of regrets. The difficulty of men’s diving Wang Yangjian regretted winning the silver medal in the competition. The 27-year-old veteran joked on the podium: That medal is mine.
In the men's 10-meter platform final, Chinese players Cao Yuan and Yang Jian competed at the same time. Both of them were very good and had basically locked up the gold and silver medals before the start of the competition. In fact, for athletes, standing In the highest level of competition, what is tested is the mentality of the athletes, because the skills have been almost perfected in normal times. In the competition, Cao Yuan performed very steadily and completed the competition with a very high quality. He scored 102.00 points on the first jump, 81.60 points on the second jump due to a small mistake, 97.20 points on the third jump, and 97.20 points on the fourth jump. With a score of 97.20, the fifth jump scored 101.75 points, and the sixth jump scored 102.60 points. In the end, the first overall scorer won the gold medal.
Yang Jian also performed very well in the competition. He is best at difficult movements. In the first jump, Yang Jian scored 90.10 points, the second jump scored 94.50 points, and the third jump At 89.25 points, the fourth jump got 91.20 points, the fifth jump got 102.60 points, the sixth jump got 112.75 points, and finally got the silver medal.
Both Yang Jian and Cao Yuan performed perfectly. Cao Yuan’s movements were of high quality, while Yang Jian’s movements were difficult. Both deserved the championship, but the competition had rules, and in the end Yang Jian could only win. It’s a pity that Yang Jian won the silver medal. He is 27 years old this year. It is hard to say whether he will be able to compete in the Olympics in the future. The difference between him and Cao Yuan is that Cao Yuan has participated in the Olympic Games twice before the Tokyo Olympics and won twice. Yang Jian participated in the Olympics for the first time in his career. He came with the mentality of winning the gold medal, but he only got the silver medal.
During the awards ceremony, Yang Jian seemed a little unwilling, and joked on the podium: That gold medal is mine. Yang Jian was referring to the gold medal. Although he had regrets, he also proved himself that every athlete deserves to be respected. I wish him better and better in the future.