In the early morning of August 2, Beijing time, the swimming venue of the Paris Olympic Games continued to have a wonderful showdown, with Zhang Yufei, Ye Shiwen, and the Chinese women's 4x200m freestyle relay team all appearing in the finals.
First up was the final of the women's 200m butterfly, and the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, Yu Fei, was still ranked first in the preliminaries of all competitors even though she was affected by the cold, and ranked first in the group in the semi-finals, and advanced to the final.
In the first 100 meters of the final, Zhang Yufei's speed was quite fast, leading all the players. In the third 50 meters, McIntosh overtook Zhang Yufei.
In the end, Zhang Yufei went to the side for the third time and won the third bronze medal of this Olympic Games. In an interview with the media, Zhang Yufei shed tears, she revealed that she had a fever the day before the game, and on the day of the game, she caught up with the first day of her menstrual period, and her physical condition was quite poor.
The second event is the final of the men's 200m backstroke, Xu Jiayu announced his withdrawal before the game in order to prepare for the relay with all his might, and no Chinese athletes entered the final of this event. Hungary's Kos won the gold medal and Greece won the silver medal.
In the men's 50-meter freestyle semifinals that followed, there were no Chinese players participating, and Pan Zhanle also chose to withdraw from the preliminaries for the sake of relay.
In the final of the women's 200-meter breaststroke, Ye Shiwen entered the final, and in the end, United States' Douglas won the gold medal and Ye Shiwen finished sixth. He won two gold medals in a row at London 2012, failed to finish on the podium in Rio and did not even compete in Tokyo. To be able to stand on the field of the Paris Olympics, Ye Shiwen has succeeded.
After the breaststroke final, the semifinals of the women's 200m backstroke were held, with Peng Xuwei playing in the second group. In 2:07.86, Peng Xuwei ranked third in the group and advanced to the final with the fifth overall ranking.
The semifinals of the men's 200m individual medley also attracted the attention of Chinese netizens, and Wang Shun, the gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, appeared in the first group. In the first 150 meters, Wang Shun clung to the first-ranked Foster. In the sprint stage, the top three were neck and neck, Wang Shun ranked third in the group, fourth overall, and advanced to the finals.
The finale of Day 6 was the women's 4x200m freestyle relay, which China won three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics with a world record-breaking result. This time, the Chinese team sent Yang Junxuan, Li Bingjie, Ge Chutong, and Liu Yaxin. Facing strong Australia and United States, the Chinese team swam quite well and won a silver medal.
At this point, the events of the 6th match day are all over, and in the three gold medals of the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese team won two bronze medals, and Wang Shun advanced to the final.