Former Olympic diving gold medallist WANG Xin Speaks at Distinguished Elite Athletes Seminar

Former Olympic diving gold medallist WANG Xin speaks at Distinguished Elite Athletes Seminar

The Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) co-organised the inaugural Distinguished Elite Athletes Seminar on 24 January 2024, in collaboration with the Department of Biomedical Engineering, PolyU–Samaranch Sports Development Centre and PolyU–HKSI Research Centre.

In the seminar titled “Never Stop Dreaming”, Ms WANG Xin, former Olympic diving gold medallist, shared with nearly 100 participants coming from PolyU, sports and related industry her journey from a sportsman to a research scholar. Ms Wang is currently a Sports Advisor of RISports and PhD student at PolyU. She won a Gold Medal in women’s 10m synchro platform event and a bronze medal in women’s 10m platform at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is also a gold medal winner in other international sports competitions including World Champions, Asian Games, Universiade and FINA Diving World Cup.