After the second day of the Doha World Swimming Championships, the Chinese team finally won the first gold medal. The advent of this gold medal made netizens rejoice. In the mixed 10-meter platform event, the experienced Zhang Jiaqi partnered with 13-year-old rookie Huang Jianjie and successfully won the championship. Although the event is not an official Olympic event, the fact that the 13-year-old won at such a major event as the World Championships, and that this is his first international appearance, is truly impressive.
February** Dynamic Incentive Plan Also from Guangdong, also only 13 years old, won the championship in the first competition, it is easy for people to think of Huang Jianjie's fellow countryman Quan Hongchan. It is expected that the Chinese men's team can cultivate a diving superstar like Quan Hongchan. Speaking of which, many netizens may begin to look forward to whether Huang Jianjie will be able to appear on the stage at this year's Paris Olympics and become another genius after Quan Hongchan? After all, the level of competition at the Olympics is higher. However, judging from the post-match interview, it may be too early for Huang Jianjie, who won the world championship at the age of 13.
After winning the championship, in an interview with Xinhua News Agency, Huang Jianjie made it clear that his goal is to participate in the Olympics as soon as possible. He was referring to the 2028 Olympics, which means that Huang Jianjie will no longer be seen in the men's double 10m platform event. Yang Hao and Cao Yuan have just won the national championships and represented the Chinese team in the World Swimming Championships, and will become the main players of the Chinese team in the men's double 10-meter platform event.
Therefore, it is a pity that Huang Jianjie failed to appear on the Olympic stage at the age of 13 like Quan Hongchan. However, he is still young. As he said, he still has a great chance until the 2028 Olympics. Especially considering the men's 10m platform pairs, our competitors are relatively old. Cao Yuan will be over 30 years old in the next Olympic cycle, which is indeed too old for a diver. Therefore, Huang Jianjie has a great chance to succeed him and become the main player of the Chinese diving team in the men's double 10-meter platform.
Huang Jianjie does not specialize in the mixed 10m platform, but sees the men's 10m platform as his main event. He first competed nationally at last year's National Junior Championships. On behalf of the Shenzhen team, he won the championship of the double 10-meter platform and the runner-up of the single 10-meter platform, and successfully entered the national team with this outstanding performance. In last year's Olympic Trials, he and his partner finished second, showing their outstanding strength.
Huang Jianjie's age is his greatest strength, but experience is his biggest disadvantage. We don't need to rush to achieve results, I believe that Huang Jianjie has a chance to appear on the Olympic stage. However, it can be difficult to reproduce a 13-year-old Olympic champion, and it will take not only strength, but also a combination of chance and luck. So it's a huge pity indeed. After the interview, netizens gave the young player encouragement, hoping that he can perform better in the future.