The Paris Olympics is coming: Wang Zongyuan prepares steadily for battle and longs for breakthrough
Chen Sitong Guo Ai
“Participating in the singles and doubles events this time, I hope I can achieve new breakthroughs in the Paris Olympics. I will never give up until the last moment.” On May 7, Wang Zongyuan finished his strength training at the Diving Hall of the Training Bureau of the General Administration of Sports. said in an interview with reporters.
In this Paris Olympics, the Chinese diving team will go all out to strive for good results. Wang Zongyuan said that the most important thing is to do a good job and strive for excellence. “Facing strong competitors from teams such as the United Kingdom, Mexico, and North Korea, we must do our best, complete every jump we make, polish our technical movements more meticulously in the remaining time, and improve our ability to cope with difficulties on the court. Ability.” Wang Zongyuan said.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the fledgling Wang Zongyuan and his partner Xie Siyu won the gold medal in the synchronized 3-meter springboard. However, they lost to Xie Siyu in the singles 3-meter springboard and unfortunately won the silver medal. At the Paris Olympics, Wang Zongyuan hopes to make a breakthrough in single events.
No matter what the final result is, you should focus on the process of improving yourself and maintain a good attitude. Wang Zongyuan believes that first of all, you must have confidence, and secondly, you should focus on yourself during the competition, break through yourself, and defeat yourself. During the Tokyo Olympics cycle, Wang Zongyuan was a young player catching up with his predecessors; during the Paris Olympics cycle, Wang Zongyuan was invincible in domestic and foreign competitions, opening up his own 3-meter springboard era. With 5 world championship gold medals in hand, he also became the one being chased by his juniors. eldest brother. “After participating in the Olympics for the second time, my mentality is more mature, and I have more complete measures to deal with various difficulties.”
Talking about the 5156B in the FINA Diving World Cup Finals two weeks ago, Wang Zongyuan said that the mistake in that jump was due to the dual impact of psychological changes and technical problems. Although I have won the World Cup finals three times, after summary and reflection, I should continue to improve. “I will gradually increase my stability in the future, focus on improving physical training, and maintain sufficient physical fitness.”
Compared with the last Olympic Games, Wang Zongyuan still needs to overcome injuries caused by age. He said that although difficulties need to be overcome in all aspects to maintain a good competitive state, overcoming the troubles caused by injuries is the key to maintaining a stable level at this stage. a big key.