On February 16, Beijing time, the Doha World Swimming Championships continued. In the men's 100-meter freestyle final, Chinese flying fish Pan Zhanle easily won the championship with a time of 47.53 seconds. Although there is a gap with the previous world record of 46.80 seconds, this is the first gold medal in the 100 free individual event in the first major event of Pan Zhanle's career, which is gratifying. After the game, Pan Zhanle also released cruel words, saying that his limit will definitely be faster than 46.80 seconds.
In fact, Pan Zhanle won this final very thrillingly. In the final 9 meters, as many as 4 competitors were very close, and Pan Zhanle was only ranked 4th at one point. But with his super back-up ability, Pan Zhanle made a force in the last 25 meters and touched the wall first, winning the gold medal. Of course, the time of 47.53 seconds is far from Pan Zhanle's previous world record, but from the perspective of gold medals, this is the moment when Pan Zhanle becomes a real world champion, and it is also the first time in 9 years that Chinese athletes have reached the top of the top podium in the 100 free.
After the competition, Pan Zhanle said: "The results are actually quite average, but this is also the first time I have won a single gold medal, so I am still very excited. After getting off the podium, we started from scratch to prepare for the Paris Olympics. Poon then talked about why he didn't get better, saying he was still under a lot of pressure and that he had too little time to prepare after breaking the record on the first day. Coupled with breaking the record, I haven't had a good rest in the past two days. The reporter asked Pan Zhanle if he could swim fast, and Pan Zhanle said that he would do his best: "Anyway, it's faster than 46.80 seconds." ”
For Poon, he is not yet 20 years old and has plenty of time to continue breaking the world record. But at this moment, he is undoubtedly the brightest star in swimming. I believe that at this summer's Paris Olympics, Pan Zhanle will be able to shine.