At 2:30 a.m. local time on August 1, the women's 100-meter freestyle final of the Paris Olympics kicked off in fierce competition. This high-profile competition has attracted the attention of swimming enthusiasts around the world. After some competition, mainland player Yang Junxuan only finished sixth, and Hong Kong's Ho Shibei performed well in the competition and won the bronze medal. Sweden's Sjöström won the gold medal with an outstanding performance.
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The Sweden star not only showed great strength in the competition, but also set a new world record in the women's 100m freestyle. Previously, this record was held by herself. In Olympic history, the Olympic record for the women's 100m freestyle was set by Australia's McKeown at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Looking back on the competition, Hong Kong's Ho Sze Pei advanced with a good result of 2nd overall ranking, followed by Yang Junxuan with 3rd ranking. In the semi-finals, the two continued to play to their advantages, and He Shibei became the first player to advance to the final with her outstanding strength. Yang Junxuan ranked fourth with a time of 52.81 seconds and successfully qualified.
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At the beginning of the race, Yang Junxuan was in lane 6 and Ho Shibei was in lane 4. World record holder Sjöström was in lane 7, which undoubtedly added to the suspense of the race.
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When the starting gun sounded, Yang Junxuan reacted quickly, and the reaction time when entering the water was only 0.69 seconds, showing his excellent strength. At the same time, Walsh and Husk were equally good with very fast reaction times. Although Ho did not take the lead at the start, she had risen to second place at the 50m mark, and her performance was quite good.
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As the race deepened, Yang Junxuan fell to 7th place in the last 50 meters, which was worrying. However, Hong Kong's Ho Sze Pui has been leading the way and has shown strong competitiveness.
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However, in the final moments of the race, world record holders Sjöström and Husk showed incredible speed to complete the comeback. Sjöström rushed to the first place, Husk followed closely behind, and Ho Shibei unfortunately won a bronze medal.
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Yang Junxuan was in 6th place with a time of 52.82 seconds. With a time of 52.16 seconds, Sjoström successfully defended the honor of the world record holder. Husk won the silver medal in 52.29 seconds. He Shibei won the bronze medal with a time of 52.33 seconds.
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In the women's 1500m freestyle final, China's Li Bingjie was in lane 7.
In the end, Li Bingjie finished fifth in 16:01.03.
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In the final 50 meters, Ledecky took the lead by a huge margin with a time of 15:30.02 and set a new Olympic record. France's Kirpichnikova came second to the side with a time of 15:40.35 and Isabelle Gerze third with a time of 15:41.16. Li Bingjie reached the finish line in 5th place with a time of 16:01.03!
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In the end, Ledecky easily won the gold medal, France's Kirpichinikova won the silver medal, Germany's Isabel Gerze won the bronze medal, and Li Bingjie finished fifth.
United States' Ledecky broke her Olympic record of 15:30.02 (15:35.35) to win gold without suspense, which was also her eighth Olympic gold medal.