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According to a Beijing Youth Daily reporter's confirmation from the Chinese swimming team on the 3rd,French swimmer Marchand, who did not shake hands with Chinese swimmer Wang Shun's coach Zhu Zhigen after the game, has taken the initiative to find the Chinese swimming team to express his apology.He said that he had bent down and pulled the isolation tape with his hands, and did not see Zhu Zhigen come forward to shake hands, and he apologized for this.

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According to the People's Daily client on the 4th, citing the Oriental Sports Daily, the entry "Marschamp ignored Zhu Zhigen's handshake" had previously become a hot search, making the already sensitive relationship in the swimming pool even more of a concern.

At that time, Marchand won the men's 200m individual medley championship. After the award ceremony,Chinese swimming team coach Zhu Zhigen took the initiative to extend his hand and congratulate him, but Marchand was bending over to lift the isolation belt and did not respond to Zhu Zhigen.

However, according to the latest news, Marchand, the protagonist of the handshake incident, came to the Chinese team's rest area with the coach of the French swimming team after participating in the relay preliminaries on the morning of August 3, Paris time, to explain and apologize for the incident.

Marchand explained:At that time, he was not paying close attention and thought that Coach Zhu Zhigen was helping him lift the rope, and did not realize that it was an active handshake gesture.After arriving at the Chinese team's rest area, Marchand proposed to find coach Zhu Zhigen to explain the situation in person and apologize. However, since coach Zhu was not in the rest area at the time, this clarification could only be conveyed by other members of the Chinese team.

Comprehensive People's Daily Client Beijing Youth Daily

(Source: Hubei Daily WeChat)

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