It's a pity! Xinhua News Agency announced: Quan Hongchan "missed out" on the top ten international athletes, but it's not a pity
Towards the end of 2024, the sports department of Xinhua News Agency announced the list of the top ten international athletes, which is really big news. Only Zheng Qinwen from China was selected, while well-known athletes such as Quan Hongchan, Pan Zhanle, and Ma Long were all left out. This news came out, many people were stunned, Quan Hongchan performed so well in the Olympics, how did she miss out?
Let's talk about Zheng Qinwen first, 2024 is very important for her. At the Paris Olympics, she defeated Swiatek and Vekic to successfully win the championship. In the WTA500 Tokyo women's singles final, she defeated former Australian Open champion Kenning 2-0, which is really impressive. Also in the WTA250 Palermo women's singles final, she defeated Muchova 2-1 to successfully defend her title. These victories one after another have made her a focus in the international sports world.
Looking at Quan Hongchan again, her performance in 2024 was also excellent. In February, she won the women's individual 10-meter platform event at the World Swimming Championships, completing all the important championships that can be won in world competitions. At the Olympics, she won the championship in both the women's individual and synchronized 10-meter platform events. You know, being able to win this event consecutively at two Olympic Games is not something just anyone can do. She is also the youngest athlete in the world to win three Olympic gold medals!
Quan Hongchan's growth process has not been easy. She had already won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics before, but there were also many problems. Especially the 207C action, which was a big challenge for her. This action is particularly difficult and requires high standards in terms of the athlete's mental quality, spatial perception ability, etc. Quan Hongchan has always been unstable in this action and often fails to perform well.
After Chen Ruolin took over as coach, she underwent comprehensive training. Starting from the basic movements, she helped her correct them step by step. The coach also formulated a detailed training plan for her, helping her in various aspects from psychological adjustment to technical actions. After a long period of hard training, Quan Hongchan finally solved this problem.
Although Quan Hongchan achieved such good results, she still missed out. This is mainly because diving receives less attention compared to tennis. Internationally, tennis has a greater influence and receives more attention. Therefore, Quan Hongchan was not selected in this selection.
I think although Quan Hongchan missed out, everyone saw her achievements and efforts. Her performance at the Olympics and her process of overcoming difficulties showed us her strength and spirit of not giving up. She is like a shining star, even though she was not selected as one of the top ten international athletes, her light is still bright.
We should also understand that each athlete has their own characteristics and strengths. Quan Hongchan's achievements in diving are no worse than those selected as the top ten international athletes. Her efforts and perseverance are worth learning from by each of us.
I hope Quan Hongchan can continue to maintain this state in the future and achieve more results. I also hope that more people will pay attention to diving and give these athletes more recognition and support.