CCTV News (Evening News): August 5 is the final day of the swimming competition of the Paris Olympic Games, and the Chinese swimming team made a splash at the La Défense Stadium. In the last two relay events held in the finale, the Chinese team won one gold and one bronze. Especially in the men's 4x100m medley relay, four young men from the Chinese team fought hard to win the Olympic championship in this event for the first time in history, and broke the 40-year monopoly of the United States team in this event.
Chinese boy gnaws down on man mixed "hard bones"
The Chinese team composed of Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle competed fiercely with United States and France in the men's 4x100m medley relay final today. After the start of the competition, Xu Jiayu, who opened the baton, was second in the first 50 meters of the backstroke, and the United States team was first, and when the baton was handed over, the Chinese team rose to first, 0.07 seconds ahead of the United States team. Qin Haiyang, the second batter, swam out of his own rhythm in the breaststroke, and after this 100 meters, the Chinese team continued to occupy the first position, 0.64 seconds ahead of the second place United Kingdom. However, the third butterfly is the relative weakness of the Chinese team, but it is the strong stick of the United States team and the France team. Sun Jiajun did his best to retain the third position and handed the last freestyle to Pan Zhanle, who fought hard to catch up, touched the wall at 50 meters and turned around, overtaking the United States team to squeeze into second place. In the last 50 meters, Pan Zhanle got faster and faster, and the distance with the France team, which was the first team at the time, became smaller and smaller, until the last 20 meters, Pan Zhanle finally succeeded in overtaking and won the hard-won gold medal with his teammates with a time of 3:27.46.
Xu Jiayu, a member of the Chinese swimming team: In the past, I would not be in good shape on the last day, but today I feel very strong, and I am very confident that I can create a good result today, and I still did it today.
Qin Haiyang, member of the Chinese swimming team: Today I think this is the most beautiful battle we have played, although the performance is not the best state, but it also means that we still have room for improvement.
Sun Jiajun, a member of the Chinese swimming team: The end line is not necessarily success, but the process must be desperate.
Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle: Thanks to my good teammates, I have created confidence, and I especially admire the three of them, including them saying that they are not satisfied today, the competition is over, the championship is ours, and the dissatisfaction should be that others will not be us.
The relatives and friends of the Chinese team waved flags and cheered excitedly to watch the game
In Shanghai, a group of relatives and friends composed of Qin Haiyang's enlightenment coach watched the live broadcast of the finals, and at the moment when the Chinese team won the championship, Qin Haiyang's enlightenment coach was excited and cried. In Yichang, Hubei Province, Sun Jiajun's family also stood in front of the TV and witnessed the exciting moment. Sun Jiajun cried when he was interviewed by reporters after the game, and his mother was distressed but also very understanding.
In Wenzhou, Zhejiang, a group of relatives and friends composed of Xu Jiayu, Pan Zhanle's families, enlightenment coaches, etc., also watched the live broadcast of the finals, and cheers and applause came one after another.
The Chinese men's mixed match broke the 40-year monopoly of the United States team
The men's mixed relay has always been a traditional strength of the United States team. From Los Angeles 1984 to Tokyo, the United States team has never lost gold in the men's 4×100m medley. In 2024, in Paris, the United States team is still strong, but on this night, the four young men of the Chinese team took away this gold medal from the United States team with stronger strength and firmer faith, breaking the 40-year monopoly of the United States captain.
Qin Haiyang: We organized this team to break the monopoly of the United States team, and then we did it.
Swim in 46 seconds, Pan Zhanle gets the best birthday present
On the day of the competition, it was also Pan Zhanle's 20th birthday. In a previous pre-race interview, Pan Zhanle revealed that in this relay race, his stick swam 46 seconds. In the end, his fourth time in the 100m was 45.92 seconds, and together with his teammates, he received the best birthday present.
Pan Zhanle: On the first day, I swam to 46.4 seconds, and I couldn't believe it, I thought there was something wrong with swimming to this result, especially after being told so much, but today I finally proved that this result is what I can swim out.
Outstanding performance conquers opponents and earns respect with strength
In the group photo session after the award ceremony, there was also an interesting scene. The Chinese team was going to sit down for a group photo, but was stopped by the United States players on the side, who said that "the champion should stand on it." The United States team sat down with the France team, and then took the initiative to shake hands and hug the Chinese team. This time, the Chinese team completely conquered the opponent with an outstanding performance! Won respect with strength!
(Source: CCTV)
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