Don't miss the
excitement of the perfect plungeon. Find out all about who the key athletes to
watch will be in 2021, when and where will Olympic Divers will be performing,
and more.
Diving has
featured at the Olympic Games for over a century, and there will be eight
medals on offer in the sport at Tokyo 2020.
There will be four
medals available each for men and women, including two 3m springboard and two
10m platform events.
Here's what to look
for in the sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.
Top divers at Tokyo
2020
People's Republic of
China is the dominant force at diving, and they won seven out of eight gold
medals at Rio 2016.
The Asian powerhouse
won nine out of 12 events at the 2019 world championships, meaning they will
once again be the nation to beat at Tokyo.
On the men’s side,
double world champion YANG Jian has been the most consistent diver in this
Olympic cycle. But he will have one eye on Britain’s Tom Daley, who beat him on
one leg of the last World Series and will be hoping to add another Olympic
medal to his tally.
In the synchro 10m
event, China’s depth of diving talent is on full display with double Olympic
gold medallists CAO Yuan and CHEN Aisen the clear favourites.
Things could be more
competitive in the 3m springboard however with Britain’s Jack Laugher set to
provide another stern examination of his Chinese rivals, four-time world
champion XIE Siyi and Cao.
Synchro Olympic
champion Laugher will have a new partner in Dan Goodfellow for Tokyo, but their
silver medal at the 2019 world champs suggests they will be competitive.
However, they were beaten by Xie and Cao in Gwangju, who will be quietly
confident of another victory.
Laugher will also be
a threat in the individual event, having won silver in Rio and was leading the
2019 world champions until an uncharacteristic error on the final jump meant he
finished in third.
On the women’s side,
3m springboard queen and double Olympic champion SHI Tingmao will lead China’s
charge.
Her nearest
competition will come from compatriot and world champion synchro partner WANG
Han, as well as Australian Olympic bronze medallist Maddison Keeny.
Also keep an eye out
for Canadian Olympic bronze medallist Jenny Abel who took world silver in 2019
in the individual event, and synchro alongside Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu.
On the 10m platform,
all eyes will be on Chinese teenager CHEN Yuxi, who won the individual world
title in 2019 as a 13-year old. Her main rivals will be compatriots in Olympic
champion REN Qian and fellow world champs Lu Wei and ZHANG Jiagi.
In the synchro event,
keep an eye out for double 2018 Youth Olympic Games gold medallist LIN Shan.
Olympic Diving
schedule at Tokyo 2020
Diving competition
runs from 25 July-7 August 2021, being the men's 10 m platform event the last
one of the competition.
Check here the
complete schedule and all times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
https://tokyo2020.org/en/schedule/diving-schedule
Olympic diving
competition format at Tokyo 2020
There will be eight
diving competitions, with both men's and women's versions the 3m springboard,
synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.
Unlike the world
championships, there are no mixed events.
There will be 136
athletes taking part in the competition, with athletes from Japan, People's
Republic of China, Mexico, USA, Great Britain, Canada and Malaysia having
qualified so far.
Qualification has not
been completed yet, with the final places to be won at the 2021 FINA Diving
World Cup.
Olympic diving venue
at Tokyo 2020
Diving will take
place at the brand new Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The state-of-the-art
facility was opened by Rikako Ikee, and is located in the Tatsumi-no-Mori
Seaside Park. With a 15,000-fan capacity will also host swimming and artistic
swimming.
Following the 2020
Olympic Games in 2021, the venue will host domestic and international
competitions.
Check the venue
details here https://tokyo2020.org/en/venues/tokyo-aquatics-centre
By the Olympic
Channel
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