Zhang Jiaqi, the partner of Palm Minjie, won gold in the women’s double 10 m competition, while Cao Yuan/Xie Siqi also won the championship in the men’s double 3 m board competition, the Chinese team also won two gold medals on the first day of the diving competition.
Xinhua News Agency, Jakarta, August 28 (reporter Xia Liang, Zhou Xin) the Asian Games diving competition ushered in the first competition day on the 28th. Zhang Jiaqi, the partner of Palm Minjie who celebrated his 14th birthday on that day, won gold in the women’s double 10-meter competition, while Cao Yuan/Xie Siqi also won the championship in the men’s double 3-meter board competition, the Chinese team also won two gold medals on the first day of the diving competition.
Women’s double 10 m final, the championship competition is mainly between Palm Minjie/Zhang Jiaqi and North Korea combination Jin Guoxiang/Jin future. In the first four rounds, Palm Minjie/Zhang Jiaqi achieved a leading advantage of 19.68 points by virtue of better synchronization and play. With the last jump of 5253B (turning back for two weeks and a half, turning back for two weeks and a half, the performance of Palm Minjie/Zhang Jiaqi was stable. Finally, the gold was easily won with a total score of 361.38 points. The North Korean team won the silver medal and won the bronze medal Malaysia team. It is worth mentioning that the Chinese team also completed five consecutive championships in the women’s double 10-meter Asian Games.
After winning, the “little birthday girl” was in a good mood and made a joke about Zhang Jiaqi: “Today is my birthday, but Zhang Jiaqi didn’t prepare a present for me, I am very sad.” The voice did not fall, Zhang Jiaqi immediately compared Palm Minjie with a love. Palm Minjie was also amused: “joking, winning the championship on birthday is very meaningful.”
In the competition, Palm Minjie/Zhang Jiaqi ranked first in every jump, and the leading advantage was obvious. However, Palm Minjie revealed that seeing the Korean combination training in good condition before the competition, he was actually a little confused. “We jumped out of our best level in the competition, which is higher than usual training level, and we are very happy to win the championship.” Palm Minjie said.
When it comes to the mood after winning the championship, Zhang Jiaqi, who participated in the Asian Games for the first time, expressed both nervousness and excitement. “North Korea has a strong opponent. We can’t take it lightly. Although we may be better, we can’t relax until the last moment.”
There are also men’s 3-meter board with five consecutive crowns. In the competition, Cao Yuan/Xie Siyi won a huge 45.54-point lead after five rounds. In the last jump, 109C with a difficulty coefficient of 3.8 (turning forward around and holding half knees), Cao Yuan/Xie Siyi got the highest 102.6 points in the game that night with almost perfect play, therefore, he easily won the gold medal with a total score of 479.52 points. The Korean team and the Japanese team won two or three points.
Won the championship, but Cao Yuan said there were still regrets after the game. “the fifth round of water went a little too far, but there was still a lack of it. Today’s game is a pity, and others are quite satisfied”.