【Original title】Tokyo Olympics 丨 Mixed Relay Picking Silver Yan Zibei Tears Xu Jiayu Vowed to "Take Back the World Record"
TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- "I didn't play well, otherwise the next two sticks would be much better." "In the 4x100m men's and women's medley relay, the Chinese team finally lost to the British team and won the silver medal, and Yan Zibei, who played as the second baseball breaststroke, had some self-blame after the game.
China's Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan (from left to right) after the award ceremony on July 31. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Chang took the photo
In the 4x100m medley relay, the British team swam 3 minutes 38.75 seconds in the preliminary round, only 0.34 seconds slower than the Chinese team's world record. In the final, the British team continued to perform heroically, and finally won the gold medal in 3:37.58 and broke the world record. The Chinese team led the Australian team by 0.09 seconds and won the silver medal. The winning American team finished fifth because the breaststrokes set off to buckle the goggles on their mouths.
"This is the closest I've ever been to an Olympic champion. It's a shame I didn't make my coach a champion coach! Yan Zibei was depressed after the game and couldn't help but cry.
Zhang Yufei, who received 2 gold and 2 silver, said: "Yan Zibei has not been easy for more than a year, since we formed a relay team, every relay or daily training, you can see his hard work, he is very strong, he has done a good job." We all played to the best, and before the game I said, 'Big Brother (Xu Jiayu) took us to delist', and now I have done it. ”
On July 31, Xu Jiayu of the Chinese team played in the game. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Chang took the photo
Xu Jiayu said to his teammates: "Fei Fei is now the 'king of the explosion' in the team, obviously we follow you to delist." I am very satisfied with my performance, 10 points, Yan Zibei you are China's first frog, the four of us are the best in China, swimming out of the current best state, there will be no more satisfactory results. Next year we will take back the world record. ”
Compared with the 3 minutes 38.41 seconds upstream of last year's National Swimming Championships, the Chinese team was 0.45 seconds slower that day. Yang Junxuan, who served as the last stick, withstood the australian women's counterattack and locked the silver medal with a 0.09 second advantage: "The Olympic Games have been playing for many days, everyone has played a lot of games, mentally and physically tired, may not swim at the best level. ”
For the arrangements after the end of the Olympic Games, Xu Jiayu "hopes to look forward to the holiday", Yan Zibei quickly reminded that "there is still the National Games".
"The National Games won't have any difficulties for the four of us." The teammates laughed and said nothing, and Xu Jiayu immediately added, "I'm sorry, blindly confident, in a good mood, talking nonsense." After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh himself.
At the award ceremony, four players from the Chinese team "beat the drum and pass the flowers" to wear medals, and Xu Jiayu said that this was the way it was designed before the competition: "This is what I think. I didn't think about the medals, but I knew we were going to go to the podium. ”
On July 31, China's Yan Zibei (second from right) put on a silver medal for teammate Xu Jiayu (first from right). Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Chang took the photo
On August 1, the swimming competition will usher in the final battle, Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan will participate in the men's and women's 4x100m medley relay finals respectively.
Produced by the Xinhua News Agency's Tokyo Olympic Games Reporting Group
Source: Xinhua News Agency