Beijing time on August 5, in the swimming event of the Paris Olympic Games, the Chinese team made a breakthrough in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final, winning the gold medal with a time of 3 minutes, 27 seconds and 46, breaking the 40-year-old American team's Olympic gold medal in this event. Years of monopoly, this is the second gold medal won by the Chinese swimming team in this Olympic Games, with results reaching 2 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze.
In this game, the Chinese team sent Xu Jiayu , Qin Haiyang , Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle to compete. Among them, Pan Zhanle's performance was very eye-catching. His segment score reached 45.92 seconds. You must know that this performance ratio His world record was 0.48 seconds faster. At the same time, Pan Zhanle also set a record. 45.92 seconds is the fastest split record in history, surpassing the American star Rezak's 46.06 seconds. It can be said that Pan Zhanle went completely crazy in the finals. It was nearly 1 second faster than other players, and became the Chinese team's key to winning the gold medal in this event.
It is worth mentioning that this is Pan Zhanle’s third medal in this Olympics, with a total score of 2 golds and 1 silver. This 20-year-old youngster shined at the Paris Olympics and proved that he is the top player in today’s swimming world. A freestyle swimmer, the two gold medals won by the Chinese swimming team are related to him. This is only the first Olympic Games in his career. A bright future awaits this talented young man.
Xu Jiayu also swam a time of 52.37 seconds in the competition and performed equally well. This was the first time in his career that Xu Jiayu won a gold medal on the Olympic stage. It was a close call, but in this highly valuable event, Xu Jiayu successfully helped the Chinese swimming team create history.
Xu Jiayu also said after the game: "If I didn't win the gold medal, I might have been very entangled, and it would become a knot in my heart. Now that the knot in my heart has been opened, I will feel more confident to pursue something about the essence of swimming." "
In addition, Xu Jiayu also expressed the hope that he can maintain this state and strive to represent the Chinese team again in Los Angeles four years later.
Sun Jiajun replaced Wang Changhao in the final. This swimmer swam in the final with a time of 51.19 seconds. His performance was worthy of recognition. This was his first medal in the Olympics. He won the gold medal for the first time on the podium. Congratulations to this young man too.
Qin Haiyang swam in the final with a time of 57.98 seconds. His performance was very stable. Although his individual performance in this Olympics was not good, in the relay events, Qin Haiyang still tried his best. His condition came a little late. But fortunately, something was gained in the two relay events. A total of 1 gold and 1 silver were obtained in this Olympic Games.
Qin Haiyang’s speech after the game was very domineering. He said frankly that our team is to break their (US team) monopoly on this project. I am very happy that we finally did it.
was able to win the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay event. This gold content can be said to be very high. You must know that the American team has won the gold medal in this event for 40 consecutive years. They have basically remained undefeated, while we have failed in many previous events. Under such circumstances, it is not easy to make a breakthrough in the most valuable project and successfully win the gold medal.
After seeing the men's team win the gold medal, Zhang Yufei expressed that she was very happy about it. "Winning this gold medal represents a breakthrough for the entire country, a kind of team spirit and cohesion, and the rise of Chinese swimming."
I hope that after this Olympics, we can also show dominance in this event and let this Projects have become our strength.