JAKARTA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- In the men's 200m medley final of the Jakarta Asian Games that ended on the evening of the 20th, Wang Shun, almost always behind, relied on the strong counterattack in the freestyle link to suppress defending champion and Japan's famous Kosuke Hagano and win the gold medal.
Wang Shun won gold in the 200m medley. Photo by Du Yang, a reporter from China News Service
In the morning preliminaries, Haruno, Qin Haiyang, Wang Shun and Seto Dai were also in the top four, with Wang Shun in the third lane and Haruno Kosuke in the fourth lane in the evening final. The first swimming style after departure was butterfly, with Qin Haiyang and Haruno Kosuke almost going hand in hand, with Wang Shun in third place. In the backstroke, Qin's ocean speed dropped somewhat, with Kosuke Haruno leading 0.51 seconds at 100 meters.
Kosuke Haruno's advantage in the third breaststroke further expanded, and Seto Dai also surpassed Wang Shun to the third place, and the situation of Chinese athletes winning gold was precarious. In the last freestyle, Wang Shun, who fought backwater, began to accelerate, and with his outstanding strength, he quickly surpassed Seto Daiya and Qin Haiyang to the second place.
In the sprint stage, Wang Shun and Haruno Kosuke launched a fierce competition, and finally Wang Shun came to the top to successfully complete the reversal, winning the first Asian Games gold medal in his career with a time of 1:56.52. Kosuke Haruno finished second with just a gap of 0.23 seconds, while Qin Haiyang also won a bronze medal.
Wang Shun, who won the championship, seemed very happy: "I have achieved some of the previous set goals, and the harvest is quite large!" For example, in the future, in the 200-meter medley, I will get some help in terms of mentality. He analyzed that the two Japanese players had just participated in other competitions, and their bodies were relatively tired and not in the best condition. Despite facing the defending champion and Rio Olympic silver medalist, he was not nervous after entering the water, "just do it"!
"Haruno was very strong in the last 50 meters, and I only felt that I could catch up when I swam out about 15 meters," Wang Shun said, "When I won the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, I was breathing to the right and I couldn't see him in the first lane, but today I could see him, which strengthened my confidence." This victory is also an affirmation of his high-intensity training with foreign teacher Dennis over the past year. (End)