The pace of the Paris Olympics is getting closer and closer! Athletes in all sports are going all out to train and prepare! Those who have not received tickets for the Olympic Games are grabbing tickets as much as possible, and those who have already obtained tickets are actively adjusting their state according to the plan, hoping to show their talents in the Paris Olympics!
For Olympic champion Sun Yang, the Olympic champion in swimming, it must have been very embarrassing lately! His ban will end on April 30, while the Olympic trials for the Chinese swimming team will end on April 27. Therefore, there is still a very big suspense about whether Sun Yang can participate in the Olympic Games. As a Chinese men's swimmer in the middle and long distances, Sun Yang is a well-deserved leader. He is the world record holder in the men's 1500m freestyle and the Olympic record holder in the men's 400m freestyle. Sun Yang participated in two Olympic Games, won three Olympic gold medals, and won the world championship eleven times. We don't need to describe his achievements too much, but he encountered setbacks at the peak of his career. He was banned by FINA for more than 4 years because of his resistance to inspection, and he missed the Tokyo Olympics because of this!
During the period of Sun Yang's ban, the Chinese swimming team is also vigorously discovering and cultivating newcomers. Now, Sun Yang's successor has emerged. He is Zhang Zhanshuo, who was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province! Zhang Zhanshuo's main event is also the men's swimming middle and long distance. At last year's World Junior Championships, 15-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo won a silver medal in the men's 400m medley, a silver medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay, a bronze medal in the men's 800m freestyle, a bronze medal in the men's 1500m freestyle and a bronze medal in the men's 4x100m medley relay. At the World Championships in Doha at the beginning of the year, Zhang Zhanshuo won the championship with his teammates in the men's 4*100m and men's 4*200m relay events.
Recently, he returned to China to participate in the National Swimming Championships, and Zhang Zhanshuo continued to break out, winning the men's 400m freestyle event with a time of 3:45.11. What's even more exciting is that within a month, Zhang Zhanshuo improved his best score by 3 seconds! Many netizens left messages saying that Zhang Zhanshuo was chasing Sun Yang!
The upcoming national championship in Shenzhen, Zhang Zhanshuo will take on a heavy responsibility again. According to media reports, Zhang Zhanshuo signed up for six events, namely men's 200/400/800/1500 free, 200/400 mixed, a total of 6 events. Many netizens are looking forward to Zhang Zhanshuo's rapid growth and smooth succession to Sun Yang! Of course, as the last stop of the Chinese swimming Olympic trials, Chen Yufei, Qin Haiyang, Wang Shun, and other famous players will compete in the Shenzhen Championships. They all want to test the effect of winter training through the competition. At the same time, find out the shortcomings and correct them in the next training! Expect them to perform better in the game! Come on!