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(Original title: Zhang Yufei burst into tears after the game after having a fever and her body became numb due to her menstrual period: I would rather die in the swimming pool)

Zhang Yufei shed tears when she was interviewed immediately after the game. @CCTV News Photo

"I just had a fever yesterday, and today, after I recovered, it happened to be the first day of my period. My entire right side is numb... To put it bluntly, I would rather die in the swimming pool."

On August 2, Beijing time, when Zhang Yufei, who won the bronze medal in the women's 200m butterfly at the Paris Olympics, cried and told about her true physical condition in an interview immediately after the game, many viewers and netizens were moved.

During her time in Paris, Zhang Yufei once said that to win a gold medal in the Olympics, one needs "the right time, the right place, and the right people", but it is clear that these three factors are not on her side this time. At the post-match press conference after winning the bronze medal, foreign reporters once again raised the issue of doping to Zhang Yufei, and they even tried to find out from Zhang Yufei, "Is it really possible for Pan Zhanle to swim so fast?"

"I don't think the doping incident has had a serious impact on us, because we are innocent. The whole story has been sorted out clearly for us by the World Swimming Federation and all parties involved. As for some people who still don't believe it, we have no way to make any further judgment, because those who are innocent are innocent."

Zhang Yufei during the competition.

When Zhang Yufei was asked by a foreign media whether the doping incident had affected her and other Chinese athletes, Zhang Yufei admitted that the Chinese swimming team's goal for the Olympics was set long before the Olympics and would not be changed due to public opinion. "As for the more frequent urine tests for our Chinese athletes, I think we should cooperate with them. After this incident, whether it is Chinese athletes or foreign athletes, I saw online that the number of urine tests we have done has increased accordingly. So cooperating with the inspection is something that every athlete, not just swimmers, should do."

However, Zhang Yufei also said, "Speaking of this, everyone will be more irritable when they are woken up at 5 o'clock in the morning."

Later, another Australian media reporter also asked whether the incident had any impact on Zhang Yufei and other Chinese athletes' preparations and competitions.Zhang Yufei bluntly stated that she believed that the publication of the athlete list by organizations other than the World Swimming Federation caused trouble to them.

"I think this is inappropriate. I believe that the World Swimming Federation is a fair organization. It will not allow any special actions or special protection for any country. Then why didn't the World Swimming Federation publish the list, but other countries did?" In Zhang Yufei's view, the World Swimming Federation conducted a thorough investigation to protect the 23 athletes from interference from other outsiders, so that every athlete can prepare for the Olympics normally. "Now that the incident has been made public, especially for me,Some foreign websites have used my profile picture. As the leader of these 23 athletes, it does cause me some trouble. I don’t think it’s my fault, but I have to bear the consequences.”

Zhang Yufei added that what she was most concerned about was whether her friends would question her."As an athlete who is still struggling, I am worried that my teammates will doubt me and be unwilling to compete with me, and that the audience will not want to watch me compete and will question my ability with prejudice. That's all."

In fact, in Paris these days, Zhang Yufei behaved very decently in the face of the constant entanglement of foreign media on the issue of doping, and she also believed in herself and her teammates, whether on the issue of doping or in the competition in the swimming pool."To be honest, I just felt that I was just unlucky in this competition. I haven't thought about improving yet. I still hope that I will participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.But before that, I have to go back to recuperate for a while."

Zhang Yufei won the bronze medal.

In the face of doubts, Zhang Yufei also said in an interview: "In fact, I can't make a big splash like Xiao Pan (Pan Zhanle) and make them completely convinced. ButSince my debut, I have participated in all the competitions and all the international competitions. Basically, I have never left the podium. So I also hope that through my performance, everyone will recognize that Chinese athletes are not just a flash in the pan. Chinese athletes can be as persistent as foreign athletes. We may be able to fight until we are over 30 years old. "

Despite being extremely uncomfortable and even though she shed tears during the interview immediately after the game, the always smiling Zhang Yufei still showed her signature sweet smile on the podium.

As a veteran and leader of the Chinese swimming team, Zhang Yufei used her achievements to defeat the outside world's doubts about herself and the Chinese swimming team and defended the honor of the Chinese team.