Original title: World Swimming Championships: Yang Jian and Yang Hao won 13 golds in 10-meter platform, one gold and one bronze in Chinese diving
In the men’s single 10-meter platform final of the 2022 Budapest Swimming World Championships, Yang Jian successfully defended his title with 515.55 points, securing the last gold medal for the Chinese diving team, and Yang Hao won the third place. So far, the Chinese team has swept all 13 gold medals in diving at the World Championships.
As the gold and silver medalists of the men’s single 10-meter platform at the 2019 Gwangju World Championships, Yang Jian and Yang Hao entered the final with the second and first places in the semifinals respectively. In the final, the two played normally in the first two jumps, leading the standings, and both made mistakes in the third jump.
Yang Jian’s third jump, 5156B, with a difficulty factor of 3.8, only scored 66.50 points in a single jump, ranking eighth among the 12 players, and his total score dropped to seventh. Yang Hao’s third jump 407B single-jump score ranked ninth, and the fifth jump 207B was not ideal, and the single-jump score of 64.80 only ranked ninth.
In the last jump, Yang Jian took out the difficult move 109B with a difficulty coefficient of 4.1, and secured the first place in the total score with the only single jump percentage (102.50). Yang Hao won the bronze medal with a total score of 485.45. Japan’s Yujing Ludou won the silver medal with 488.00 points.
Yang Jian concluded following the game that because he had not participated in the World Championships for more than a year, this competition was a little nervous, and the preliminaries and semifinals might not find the rhythm. “In the final, Yujing Ludou jumped very well. I played behind him and had to withstand the pressure. In the end, I jumped off 109B and finished it well. I am more gratified. I am very proud to have secured the last gold medal for the Chinese diving team.”
“Except for the first round, I was basically catching up. During the process, I calmed myself down, found a stable state of mind, and returned to the right track.” Yang Jian said, “The last 4.1 action was very stressful, and I didn’t see the difference. Generally speaking I will always put this action in the last jump, and the pressure will pass and the effect will come out.”
Yang Hao said following the game: “The results of the competition are acceptable, I am not happy, and I will not be sad. The third jump movement is usually worse in training, and I may have practiced less. As the runner-up of the last 10-meter platform, I have always been eager for gold medals. , I didn’t succeed this time, go back and try once more.”
As the defending champion of this event at the World Championships, Yang Jian said that following winning the championship for the second time, he was excited and still felt that there were some lucky factors.
“In fact, my performance was not stable. To be honest, I almost lost the gold medal. The result is very gratifying, but I can’t forget the fact that this game was not ideal. I will make persistent efforts in the future.” Yang Jian said.
The men’s single 10-meter platform is the last diving event of the World Championships. The Chinese team has won all the championships before, and Yang Jian does not feel pressured by it.
“I believe in the strength of myself and Yang Hao, and I have the confidence to win this game. I saw my brothers and sisters win the championship before, I was very envious. As long as you do your best, you can always wait until the day you stand on the podium.” Yang Jian said.
The World Championships is the first world competition in the Paris Olympic cycle. Yang Jian, 28, hopes that he can go further on the Olympic road.
“The biggest difficulty and challenge in the new cycle is injury. As we age, our physical function is not as good as before. Maintaining high-quality training and competition requires a strong belief. I believe that I have this belief and can persevere.” Yang Jian said .
In the past 15 World Championships in this event, at least one player from the Chinese team has won a medal in each session. At this World Championships, the Chinese diving team swept all the gold medals, topped the list with 13 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes, ending perfectly. (Liu Yang Chen Hao)