On the morning of July 25, the third swimming competition day of the Tokyo Olympic Games began at the Tokyo Aquatic Center. Yan Zibei, a native of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, finished sixth in the men's 100m breaststroke final with a time of 58.99 seconds, the best result of the Chinese men's 100m breaststroke Olympics. Relatives and friends from xiangyang in Hubei Province guarded the scene of the competition and cheered for him.
"Since childhood, I have been a child who wants to win" Yan Zibei's father introduced that in 2018, Yan Zibei broke the national record at the Asian Games, and at the 2019 Guangzhou World Championships, he broke the Asian record four times in three days, and the relay record at the 2020 championship, which did have a qualitative leap in terms of performance in these 4 years.
Yan Zibei's coach also introduced that Yan Zibei has been a child who wants to win since he was a child, because he has a saying that the harder you work, the luckier you are.
Yan Zibei, who was born in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, was selected into the Xiangyang swimming team at the age of 6 because of his physical advantages, and has since become inseparable from the water. This year is 26 years old, which is the golden age of swimming. "Very strong, especially able to work hard"
Yan Zibei's coach: His advantages at that time were height and arm length, but in the whole primary school, Yan Zibei's athletic performance was not particularly outstanding.
Yan Zibei's father: He is very strong, especially able to work hard, he said that he should stabilize his achievements on a foundation, and then make a breakthrough on this basis.
In order to achieve breakthroughs, Yan Zibei has traveled abroad many times to participate in special training in local advantageous projects and work hard in technology. At the Tokyo Olympics, he competed in the men's 100m breaststroke and two relay events. This time, Yan Zibei finished sixth in the men's 100m breaststroke final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a time of 58.99 seconds, and also set the best result for the Chinese men's 100m breaststroke.
"It's ok, I've tried my best"
When Yan Zibei walked into the mixed mining area after the game, Zhang Yufei, who had just won the silver medal, was being interviewed by the Chinese media. Yan Zibei walked around behind Zhang Yufei, pointed at his teammates and then gave a thumbs up. Someone asked Yan Zibei to wait for an interview, and he shook his head and pointed to Zhang Yufei. Seeing that he was leaving, the reporter hurriedly shouted at him in Wuhan dialect. The reporter asked him if he was satisfied with his performance today? Yan Zibei said, "It's okay, I've tried my best." ”
On July 24, Yan Zibei was in the game. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Xu photographed before the final, Yan Zibei's parents shouted to their son in an interview: Bring back the gold medal and girlfriend! Yan Zibei said, "I saw it, it's fun, as long as everyone is happy." He said he has been in touch with his family since coming to Tokyo and has been on video calls a lot. For his parents' "urging marriage", Yan Zibei was frightened and generally waved his hand and said: "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this." After saying that, he turned around and "fled". Next, Yan Zibei has two competitions: the individual 200 frog and the 4×100 mixed relay. For this handsome big boy, the Tokyo Olympics are not over, and he still has the opportunity to realize his and his family's dreams. Yan Zibei come on!
Source: Hubei Jingshi "Jingshi Live" comprehensive Yangtze River Daily, Xinhua News Agency
Reporter: Xu Jing