On May 16, Shi Tingmao, a member in Chongqing diving team, performs in the competition. (Photograph provided by the Xinhua News Agency)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- On May 16, the 2017 National Diving Championship & the Preliminaries of the National Games was held in the Wuhan Sports Center. In the finals of the women’s single 3-meter springboard, Shi Tingmao, a member from Chongqing Sports Lottery, won the first prize easily with her 404.55 points.

The women’s 3-meter springboard, the dominant event of the Chinese diving team, abounds with top-level players such as Fu Mingxia, Guo Jingjing, Wu Minxia, and He Zi. Shi Tingmao has occupied a dominant position in women’s single 3-meter springboard since her crowning in Rio Olympics. She even obtained all four gold medals in the four stations of World Diving Competitions held by FINA.

Shi Tingmao performing in the game. (Photograph provided by the Xinhua News Agency)

She has been unrivalled as well in the national games. In this Championship, she showed excellent skills and left her rivals behind. She firmly occupied the dominant position after the first round and won the first prize with total 404.55 points.

“It scares me most to be defeated by myself, and that’s why I should work harder,” said she in the post-game interview. (Translated by Zeng Lijin, Fathom Language Limited)