Chinese sisters duo finish second in Duet Technical at the FINA worlds

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Jiang Tingting and Jiang Wenwen (silver) of China, Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Alexandra Patskevich (gold) of Russia and Anna Voloshyna and Yelyzaveta Yakhno (bronze) of Ukraine pose with the medals during Women Duet Technical awarding ceremony at the 17th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, July 16, 2017. [Photo/Agencies] |
For the mother duo, synchronized swimming was much more about love and passion than before.
"We don't feel too much pressure, and just try to show our best selves and true feeelings. That's enough." Jiang Wenwen pointed out.
"We just love this sport, and that can help us overcome any obstacle that sit ahead." she added.
The sisters duo would not think about too much about the Tokyo Olympic Games three years from now.
"We have not thought about that yet, and just want to prepare for the next tournament taking our physical conditions into consideration," commented Jiang Wenwen.
They will also compete in the Duet Free in the Hungarian capital, with the runners-up finish four years ago also their previous record in the event.
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