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The Hangzhou Asian Games are in full swing, and the Chinese Asian Games champions will strive to achieve the double first place in the gold medal and medal table in this sports event, demonstrating the strong strength of Chinese sports. Despite the impressive results achieved at the Asian Games, different international media have different attitudes towards the performance of Chinese swimmers, with Wang Shun, Pan Zhanle and Zhang Yufei attracting much attention.
First, let's take a look at Olympic champion Wang Shun, who won the 200 mixed gold medal at the Asian Games. Foreign media are full of ridicule and doubts about Wang Shun's performance. British swimmer Craig Lord wrote in the media that mocked Wang Shun's achievements. He first pointed out that Wang Shun had set an Asian record on his home turf, and then looked back at the World Championships two months ago, where Wang Shun failed to even reach the final. In the preliminary round of the World Swimming Championships, Wang Shun swam only 1:59.05, finishing last and narrowly missing the cut. Despite improving in the semi-finals, they were still only ranked 11th and missed the final.
Later, Lord sarcastically said that Wang Shun seemed only fit to achieve results in domestic waters and ahead of the best results in global competitions this season. He commented: "In the Asian Games home game, Wang Shun easily won the title in 1:54.62, becoming the fourth person to break the 1:55 mark after Michael Phelps of the United States (2007), Ryan Rochett (2009) and Marchand (2023). Finally, he concluded: "With the history of Chinese swimming full of twists and turns, it is not uncommon for the Chinese team to regard the Asian Games and the domestic National Games as the most important global events of the year. "It should be noted that Wang Shun's achievement at the Asian Games not only won the gold medal, but also the best result of the event this year, enough to win the championship at the World Championships.
Next, let's take a look at Pan Zhanle, who also broke the Asian record and won the gold medal. For the famous swimmer, the foreign media did not satirize, but stated a fact. Lord said Pan's results made him the third fastest men's 100m freestyle in history after a ban on fast swimsuits. Pan won the championship time of 46.97 seconds, ranking third in history behind Romania's Popovic (46.86 seconds) and America's Dresar (46.96 seconds).
Finally, Lord mentioned Chinese swimming star Zhang Yufei, for which Lord affirmed in the article. He pointed out that Zhang Yufei broke the 13-year-old record held by China's Jiao Liuyang at the Asian Games and won the gold medal. Foreign media usually take a positive attitude when reporting on Zhang Yufei, because she has maintained a high level in domestic and international competitions since her debut, and has always been the world's top player.
In general, Chinese swimming performed well at the Asian Games, but different international media held different views on it. This reflects the subjectivity and diversity in sports reporting, and also provides a variety of perspectives on the performance of Chinese swimmers.
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