'Diving Prince' Tian calls it a day
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BEIJING, March 27 - Twice Olympic champion Tian Liang, banished1 from the national team for the last two years, has retired2 despite China missing out on gold in his event at the world championships, local media reported on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old "diving prince", who won two Olympic golds, three world titles and 15 World Cups in his career, was exiled in 2004 for "taking part in too many commercial activities".


Olympic diving champion Tian Liang [file photo: Xinhua]
Tian's provincial3 Shaanxi sports bureau chief confirmed he had retired to state Xinhua news agency.

"Tian's retirement4 is a matter for Shaanxi provincial team alone," national team manager Zhou Jihong told sina.com.

Titan Sports paper quoted the Shaanxi sports chief Li Minghua as saying: "The issue is over... It is in the interests of the nation."

Tian, a Chongqing native, will still act as vice5 director of Shaanxi's Swimming Administrative6 Center and go to Tsinghua University to complete his masters degree, according to Xinhua news agency.

Tian, born on August 27, 1979, was the 10 m platform champion in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Four years later at the Athens games, he won the bronze medal in the 10 m platform event and a gold medal in the synchronized7 platform event.

Upon returning from the Athens Games, Tian was reportedly set to participate in a series of corporate8 promotions9 and public activities, which caused the China's national diving team to fire him after repeated warnings.

China won nine of 10 gold medals in the diving pool at the world championships in Melbourne with the exception of the men's 10 metres platform, Tian's specialist event.

Guo Jingjing, who won two golds this week, was once linked romantically with Tian and the pair were known as "Liang Jingjing" -- "bright and brilliant" -- after both won gold in Athens Games.

Guo was also criticised for her "commercial activities" but returned to the team few months later after making an apology and is a favourite for gold at the Beijing Olympics next August



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1 banished b779057f354f1ec8efd5dd1adee731df     
v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚,五年后在那里去世。
  • He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
3 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
参考例句:
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
4 retirement TWoxH     
n.退休,退职
参考例句:
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
5 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
6 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的,管理的
参考例句:
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
7 synchronized f6dbc93312ac2dd66d3989fc9050167f     
同步的
参考例句:
  • Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
  • The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句
8 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
参考例句:
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
9 promotions ea6aeb050f871384f25fba9c869cfe21     
促进( promotion的名词复数 ); 提升; 推广; 宣传
参考例句:
  • All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
  • He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。
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