One little decision altered nation's diving history
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> 21 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> 5-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Minxia">Minxia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="agonizing">agonizing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="inclination">inclination</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>," <span word="Wu">Wu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Yuming">Yuming</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> 3<span word="m">m</span> <span word="springboard">springboard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="synchronized">synchronized</span> <span word="springboard">springboard</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2002.</p><p><span word="International">International</span> <span word="Swimming">Swimming</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Adrega">Adrega</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="diver">diver</span>."</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> - <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> - <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="legends">legends</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Min">Min</span>, <span word="Fu">Fu</span> <span word="Mingxia">Mingxia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Jingjing">Jingjing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>' <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3<span word="m">m</span> <span word="springboard">springboard</span>.</p><p><span word="Sohu">Sohu</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="websites">websites</span>, <span word="found">found</span> 87 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,600 <span word="netizens">netizens</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="deserved">deserved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>.</p>
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