Zhang Yufei: "I have won 10 Olympic medals, but this is not the end for me"
2024-08-25
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On August 23, Jiangsu athletes participated in the Paris Olympic Games summary meeting held in Nanjing.
Zhang Yufei said in her speech, "So far, I have won 10 Olympic medals, which is a historic achievement for Chinese athletes, but this is not my end. There has never been a 30-year-old female athlete in Chinese swimming who can stand on the Olympic stage, and this is exactly my goal for the next four years."
After the meeting, Zhang Yufei said in an interview with reporters, "I still have plans to go to the next Los Angeles Olympics, and I will continue to break through my own records.
After the Paris Olympics, I'm getting older and I want to relax more and shift my focus to life.
If training accounted for 80-90% of my time before, I might spend half on life and half on training now. If I really have talent and if I really have the ability to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics, I will probably put my energy back into training in the last two years. ”
Chinese Olympic History
Athlete with the most medals
At the Paris Olympics, the 26-year-old Zhang Yufei won a total of 6 medals, including 1 silver and 5 bronze medals. She participated in three Olympic Games and won 10 Olympic medals in her career, becoming the athlete with the most medals in the history of the Chinese team.
Zhang Yufei participated in the finals of 6 events in the Paris Olympics, standing on the podium in all of them, with a medal rate of 100%.
When packing her luggage to leave Paris, Zhang Yufei even had a happy worry: "This box (containing the medal) is really heavy. My suitcase can hardly fit it. If it is overweight, who will pay the overweight fee for me?"
One netizen joked: "Zhang Yufei came to the Olympics to buy goods."
Source: Voice of China
However, Zhang Yufei also felt a little regretful for not winning gold in the Paris Olympics. She said, "I am proud of myself, but I am not satisfied with them - they are all bronze and silver medals. I dream of winning a gold medal."
But Zhang Yufei also knows that the cruelty of competitive sports lies in the fact that "it doesn't mean that if you try your best, you will get the results you want."
Although she has regrets, Zhang Yufei accepts the current result and remains hopeful for the future. "I will never give up and will do my best for the future."
"Our young athletes are growing step by step.
Become the backbone! "
In the Paris Olympics swimming men's and women's 4×100m medley relay, the Chinese team broke the Asian record and won the silver medal. Before the game, the players were very nervous.
Zhang Yufei recalled with tears in her eyes: "At that time, Yang Junxuan said, 'Sister Fei, there is still me.' My nose suddenly felt sore. Our young athletes are growing up step by step and becoming the pillars of our family!"
Come on Yufei
Surpass yourself and write a legend
Source: CCTV.com
