gold medals "lost and regained", chinese swimming team became "prominent"
2024-08-31
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paris, august 30 (xinhua) -- after experiencing the thrilling plot of "losing and regaining" the gold medal, the chinese swimming team left more laughter at the paris paralympic games on august 30. although the design of jumping onto the podium was poorly executed, their goal of becoming a "visible bag" was also achieved.
on august 30, chinese athletes wang lichao, lu dong, he shenggao, guo jincheng, jiang yuyan, yuan weiyi and peng qiuping (from left to right) were at the award ceremony. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang haofu
the 20-minute final of the mixed men's and women's 4x50m freestyle relay was the highlight of the evening's swimming competition. the chinese team, as the defending champion and world record holder, had been leading since the second runner yuan weiyi took the lead, but after touching the side, the big screen showed that the brazilian team won the championship with a world record-breaking performance, and the chinese team was second.
"because i didn't see (fourth runner guo jincheng) reach the edge, i kept wondering, are we really second? did we really lose? but i also felt that we did a good job and we should be first." jiang yuyan, the third runner of the chinese team, admitted that she had very complicated feelings at the time, "there were 10,000 question marks in my mind."
"but later the coach told us that it didn't matter, it was a problem with the timing board, and we were in first place. then i kept asking, 'really? really? really?'... i asked it a hundred times." jiang yuyan vividly acted out the scene of her questioning her coach.
on august 30, the chinese team coaching staff celebrated after the game. photo by xinhua news agency reporter xiong qi
yuan weiyi, who stood beside her, seemed much calmer. as a member of the champion team of the last paralympic games, he joked to jiang yuyan when she described her anxious mood, "i know you are anxious, but don't worry, i am more anxious than you." he also said calmly, "i also talked with my teammates before going on stage. in order to prevent them from having too much burden, i told them that everyone just needs to perform steadily. as for my own requirements, it is to swim the best results possible. i know that we have a good chance of breaking the world record in this event."
the chinese team's final result was 2 minutes 14.98 seconds, breaking the world record set by themselves at the last paralympic games. the second-placed american team was more than 4 seconds slower than them.
on august 30, chinese athletes wang lichao, lu dong, he shenggao, guo jincheng, jiang yuyan, yuan weiyi and peng qiuping (from left to right) were at the award ceremony. photo by xinhua news agency reporter zhang haofu
the 19-year-old jiang yuyan has won an individual gold medal in this paralympic games. she was even more excited to stand on the podium with her friends. "today, i am competing with three such strong teammates. i feel that i cannot hold them back. we must firmly take this gold medal. in fact, i feel more pressure today than yesterday, but i am happier to get the gold medal today than yesterday."
at the award ceremony, 24-year-old yuan weiyi suggested that everyone jump onto the podium. "i thought since i'm standing on the podium, why not be a 'conspicuous bag'?"
"the result was a mess," jiang yuyan described, "but it was more conspicuous."
source: xinhua news agencyguangzhou daily new flower city editor: ma junxian
