BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) — In the women’s 200 m butterfly final of the 19th swimming world championships of FINA, which ended in the early morning of Beijing time on the 23rd, Chinese celebrity Zhang Yuqian won the bronze medal with a score of 2 minutes 6 seconds 32. This is the fourth medal won by the Chinese swimming team in this world championship and the second medal won by Zhang Yuzhang.
In the previous semi-final, Zhang Yuyi promoted to the fifth place. In the final, she, who set out for the second route, stayed ahead in the first 100 meters, but was surpassed by her opponent as her physical fitness declined, and finally won the third place.
In the women’s 200 m butterfly event, Zhang Yuqi has won the Olympic gold medal and the short Pool World Championship gold medal. From the “gold medal Grand Slam”, she is only short of a champion of the Changchi world championship. The failure to achieve this goal this time is a little regretful.
“It’s a pity to rub shoulders with the Grand Slam. I was a little hasty in preparing for this world championship and didn’t reach my goal. I feel guilty for those fans who have been paying attention to me all the time. But the goal has always been there, and I will always work towards it.” Zhang Yuqi said after the game.
Because the outside world had high hopes for her on the main item 200 butterflies, Zhang Yuqi said bluntly that there was a lot of pressure. In the view of the 24-year-old, she could no longer fight like a teenager. She should take the Olympic Games as a cycle and adjust gradually to allow the state to decline, but it does not mean that the competitive level will decline. “Since entering the world’s first echelon in 2020, I have always been in the forefront of the world. Now I have experience and know to constantly improve and adjust training, maintain stability and strive to make my sports career longer.”
Although he missed the gold medal in the most familiar project this time, Zhang Yuyi is still full of confidence in the future. She said that in the future World Series, she believed that she would adjust the best state and achieve the wish of Grand Slam. (Finished)