Shi Tingmao won the Best Female Diver of the Year 2021 award at FINA World Aquatics Gala held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Dec. 17, 2021. (FINA Handout via Xinhua)
China's Shi Tingmao was named the Best Female Diver of the Year 2021, which was her sixth consecutive time to win the award.
DUBAI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Shi Tingmao was named the Best Female Diver of the Year 2021 at FINA World Aquatics Gala 2021 held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on Friday night, which was her sixth consecutive time to win the award.
Shi swept four Olympic gold medals of both individual and synchronized 3m springboard in Rio and Tokyo.
Xie Siyi won the Best Male Diver of the Year 2021 award on Dec. 17, 2021. (FINA Handout via Xinhua)
Another Chinese diver Xie Siyi won his second Best Male Diver of the Year at the Gala. He won the golds of both men's individual and synchronized 3m springboard in Tokyo.
Zhao Wenjing and Nie Yudi, Shi and Xie's coach, were awarded Coach of the Best Female Diver and Coach of the Best Male Diver respectively at the Gala. ■
