Li Bingjie won the world championship in the short pool 800 self-breaking record

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In the early hours of this morning, at the 2021 Short Course Swimming World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Li Bingjie contributed the second gold medal to the Chinese team, winning the championship in the women's 800m freestyle final with a record-breaking time of 8:02.90. Li Bingjie is a member of the Chinese women's team that won the gold medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle at this year's Tokyo Olympics and is currently one of the best women's middle and long distance freestyle swimmers in China. On the evening of December 18, Li Bingjie led the way in the women's 800m final of the World Championships in short pool swimming, winning the championship with a clear advantage and breaking the record originally set by Spain's Milia in 2014. This is also the second gold medal won by the Chinese team in this competition after Zhang Yufei won the gold medal in the women's 200m butterfly.

"The result was expected, the result was better than expected, and it was my personal best." Li Bingjie told reporters in the mixed mining area after the game. Li Bingjie also signed up for the 400-meter freestyle in this competition, and for the prospect of winning the medal, she said: "Hold on to a little hope, try your best to compare it, and compare yourself at the best level." ”

Talking about her performance in 2021 and her plans for next year, Li Bingjie said: "I only resumed systematic training last year, and I am still relatively satisfied with these achievements this year, and I hope to have a new breakthrough at the Asian Games next year and strive to get a few more gold medals." ”