"I wanted to break the '64-year solo" New Fan Zanler's China, First Relay Gold Medal 'Unexpected'
Aug 05, 2024
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China's swimming team has made an extraordinary breakthrough by winning the gold medal in the men's 400-meter medley relay, surpassing the stronghold of the United States. The Chinese portal 'Sohu Dotcom' wrote "Chinese Suyeong has made a new history"
China, which consists of Xu Zawi (backstroke), Chinhaiyang (Pyeongyeongyeong), Sun Jhajun (surfacestroke), and Pan Zanler (freestyle), was the first to hit the touchpad with a time of 3:27.46 in the men's 400m medley relay final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at La Defense Arena in Paris, France on the 5th (Korea time). The Chinese swimming sign Pan Zanler expressed his excitement, saying, `It's like magic.'
The U.S., led by Ryan Murphy, Nick Fink, Caleb Dressel and Hunter Armstrong, finished second with a time of 3:28:01, 0.55 seconds slower than China, while host France harvested the bronze medal with a time of 3:28:38.
This is the first gold medal in the men's relay at the Olympics, and the first time in the 64-year history of the event that another country has won the men's 400m medley relay event in which the U.S. competed. Previously, the United States won 15 gold medals at the Olympics from the 1960 Rome Games to the 2020 Tokyo Games. He lost the championship at the 1980 Moscow Games, but at that time the United States boycotted the Olympics due to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Since then, he has lost 10 consecutive games, but his challenge to win 11 consecutive games was canceled due to being blocked by China.
From the first English letter, he quickly hit it. After leading the way throughout, No. 3 Englishman Sun Ja-jun was pushed out for the third time, facing a brief crisis. The weakness of the Chinese national team was in line with public concerns that it was a butterfly. With the last free-style font left, the middle rank is France, the U.S., and China. However, Van Zanler entered the race 0.75 seconds behind France, displaying a remarkable 45 seconds 92 seconds. With the last 15 meters remaining, he turned the tables dramatically. It was more than a second faster than the last English of the United States and France. Van Zanler previously won the gold medal in the 100m freestyle, setting a new world record of 46.40. "Swimming World Magazine" says "China's victory was possible thanks to the heroic performance of Pan Zanler." he said.
"For me, it's a magical moment. We made a good team, we got good results," Panzanler said.
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After the men's 400m medley relay, the Olympic management event has been completed. The U.S. won eight gold medals, 13 silver, seven bronze, and 28 medals in swimming, followed by Australia (7 gold), France (4 gold), Canada (3 gold), China (2 gold), Italy (2 gold), and Hungary (2 gold). French star Léon Marchion stood tall as a French hero, winning four gold medals and one bronze medal.
South Korea's only medal in the event is Kim Woo-min's bronze medal in the men's 400m freestyle. In the highly anticipated 200m freestyle and men's 800m relay, he felt the world's wall and suffered. Chung Chang-hoon, president of the Korea Swimming Federation, predicted before the competition that `one or more of the three medals will be included.'
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