China's Olympic diving success inspires at Beijing pool

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The next generation of Chinese diving champions is being trained at a Beijing swimming pool. Many are inspired by the recent Paris Olympics, where China completed a clean sweep of all eight gold medals in a historic first.

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00:00I used to run a lot when I was a kid, and then I went to practice gymnastics.

00:29I used to watch Chinese girls diving on TV when I was a kid.

00:35I used to stand on the highest podium at the Olympics.

00:39I really like diving, and I feel very proud.

00:45So I decided to try diving.

00:47We have classes in the morning, and we train in the afternoon.

00:50So our homework is definitely less than others.

00:54So we have to study harder to catch up.

01:00My goal is to train hard.

01:19I want to be like Cao Yuan.

01:23I want to stand on the Olympic stage.

01:27I want to make a name for myself.

01:57The first thing is to measure a child's talent.

02:10For example, in diving, talent can be reflected in internal strength, explosive strength,

02:16and the feeling in the air, that is, the perception in the air, plus the final feeling of water.

02:24There is no secret weapon.

02:26I think it's everyone's hard work.

02:34When we train a lot, the national team sometimes trains more than 10 hours a day.

02:40It's very hard, and it takes a lot of effort.

02:43Because diving is a delicate class.

02:46It takes time to get used to it, and it takes time to get used to it.

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