8 August 9 news, on August 8, in the men's 3-meter springboard diving final of the Paris Olympic Games, Chinese player Xie Siyu successfully defended his title and won the gold medal with 543.60 points, helping the Chinese diving team achieve its third consecutive championship in this event. Teammate Wang Zongyuan won the silver medal with 530.20 points. After the game, Wang Zongyuan couldn't help crying when he was interviewed by his senior brother He Chong. During the Paris Olympics, he won gold medals in all competitions, but lost in the most important Olympics.
In the first two rounds of the competition, Mexican player Osmar and British player Jack Lauck were full of impact. Osmar once rushed to the second position after the second round. In the third round, both Osmar and Jack Lauck made major mistakes, and Xie Sizhen and Wang Zongyuan took a cliff-edge lead.
Wang Zongyuan took the lead after the first four rounds, but in the fifth round 207c made a big mistake and only scored 70 points. Even though it was too late to jump out of the high score of 102 points in the final round, he ended up in second place.
The 28-year-old Xie Siyi is the defending Olympic champion in this event, but he faded out of the competition after the 2021 National Games until he returned to the national team after the 2023 Fukuoka World Swimming Championships. Since the Chinese diving team won 1 gold and 1 bronze in the men's three-meter springboard event at the Fukuoka World Swimming Championships, Xie Sizhen's return was mainly to add an insurance factor to the Chinese team's victory in the men's three-meter springboard gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Veteran Xie Siyi, who has been away from the competition for a long time, has a sword that never grows old. Except for a small mistake in 5337, there are almost no major flaws in other moves, and he finally defended his title successfully. After the game, Xie Siyi comforted the disappointed Wang Zongyuan.
After the game, Olympic champion He Chong, who served as an on-site reporter for TVB, asked his junior brother Wang Zongyuan, "First of all, congratulations on winning the silver medal in this event! In fact, you were leading from the preliminaries to the semi-finals and even the first four jumps of the final. What went wrong?"
Wang Zongyuan said, "I wanted to play the 207 state in the semi-finals too much, so I made a mistake."
He Chong said, "In fact, all of us can see your potential, and your results also represent your excellence. This silver medal is good for you. Isn't it a pity?"
Wang Zongyuan choked and said: "It's a pity, after three years of preparation." Then, he tried to control his emotions, and He Chong quickly patted him on the shoulder, "Come on! Don't doubt it! "Myself, you are excellent!"
Wang Zongyuan said, "But this is the charm of competitive sports. I have to accept this failure and accept this silver medal. I believe that I will definitely get this gold medal at the next Olympics in Los Angeles." )."
Then he wiped his tears.
He Chong finally asked if he wanted to say thank you to anyone. Wang Zongyuan said, "First of all, thank you to the country, which has been of great help and support to us. Also our coach and team leader, when I was not going well or happy, , they will always help me. And my family, my brothers, and the audience friends will cheer me on. Although it is a pity this time, it may disappoint the people who support me, but I will do my best in the future. It took me 4 years to complete my missing gold medal.”
He Chong finally said that the silver medal is also great. Thanks to his outstanding performance, Wang Zongyuan can also be comforted.
