Team China misses out on gold, looks for silver linings
The Chinese men's artistic gymnastics team of Lin Chaopan, Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan and Xiao Ruoteng also missed their shot at gold and ended up in third place behind the Russian Olympic Committee and Japan.
British pair Tom Daley and Matty Lee, with their victory in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform on Monday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, ended China's hopes of a diving clean sweep.
Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen started strongly, but slipped up on their fourth dive, a reverse three and a half somersault, scoring 20 points less than the British duo, who dived consistently well.
"We are disappointed that we did not get the gold medal. But for the whole performance, we got 470 points, which is not bad. However, the competition has finished, so we have to face up to it and keep going," Cao said.
Wei Meng who earned a bronze medal in the women's skeet shooting on Monday, said she and her sister will work harder to perform better at the next Olympics.
Wei's sister, Wei Ning, won silver in the women's skeet at the 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games but did not compete in Tokyo.
"It is my wish, and it is my sister's wish, that we can change the color of the medal, so we will work very hard, and, hopefully, we will be back in three years," Wei said.
Cheung Ka Long, who represents the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivered the SAR's second-ever Olympic gold medal when the 24-year-old fencer won the men's foil individual event on Monday.
