Melissa Wu is no longer the 13-year-old prodigy who stunned Australia, enduring a tough ride to her incredible bronze medal in Tokyo.
Just a pint-sized 13-year-old then, she backed up her breakthrough medal with another silver two years later at the 2008 Beijing Games in the women’s synchronised 10m platform.
Hongchan Quan, 14, won gold while 15-year-old Yuxi Chen claimed silver. Talk about a changing of the guard.Source:News Corp Australia “For me, the experience is not just in physically diving during the competitions, but being able to cope mentally and emotionally in those challenging situations. As recently as last year, dealing with injuries and the uncertainty of a global pandemic that played havoc with Olympians’ mental states, Wu admitted she was struggling and questioned whether she’d ever be able to get back to her best.
“The first time for me was when my sister passed away in 2014,” Wu said after finishing on the podium in Japan. “That was a huge challenge for me to overcome and it’s something that is continually very challenging for me and my family.
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