In the early morning of August 2, Beijing time, the swimming venue of the Paris Olympics ushered in the 6th competition day, and the first competition was the final of the women's 200-meter butterfly, which attracted much attention, and Chinese star Zhang Yufei made his debut.
In the preliminaries that ended earlier, Zhang Yufei swam a time of 2:06.55, ranking first among all the contestants.
In the semi-finals, Zhang Yufei still showed a good competitive state, 2:06.09, Zhang Yufei won the first place in the group and advanced to the final with the third overall score.
In an interview after the game, Zhang Yufei admitted frankly that he was affected by a cold and his body was not in the best condition. Even so, the outside world still has high hopes for Zhang Yufei, after all, she is the champion of the Tokyo Olympics in this event.
In the final, Zhang Yufei started in lane 3, and the adjacent lane was the famous McIntosh. In the first 50 meters, Zhang Yufei rushed quite fiercely, even leading the world record, ranking first among all the players.
At the end of the 100 meters, Zhang Yufei was still ahead of McIntosh and ahead of the other competitors. In the third 50 meters, Mackintosh overtook Zhang Yufei.
In the sprint, Zhang Yufei still tried his best to catch up, and in the end, McIntosh won the championship, Smith of the United States won the silver medal, and Zhang Yufei won his third bronze medal in this Olympic Games.
The camera gave Zhang Yufei a close-up, and her expression was a little uncomfortable. In an interview, Zhang Yufei cried, she said: "I just had a fever yesterday, and today I am on the first day of my menstrual period. Race at half-past eight, and go to prepare at 7:50. To put it bluntly, to die is to die in the pool. ”