In the early morning of February 12, Beijing timePan Zhanle, a 2022 undergraduate student at the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityTogether with teammates Ji Xinjie, Zhang Zhanshuo and Wang Haoyu, he won the championship in the men's 4 100m freestyle relay final at the FINA Championships with a time of 3:11.08. Pan Zhanle set off as the first runner and swam a time of 46.80 seconds, breaking the world record and becoming the first player in the history of the Chinese swimming team to break the world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle event.
On the evening of February 11, Beijing timeZhang Zhizhen, a 2022 undergraduate alumnus of Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityIn the men's doubles final of the ATP 250 Marseille in France, his partner Mahach of the Czech Republic defeated his opponent 6-3 6-4The first Chinese mainland player to win the men's doubles title on tour, rising to No. 3 in the world in the men's doubles championship list.
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Zhanle Pan, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityFaculty of International and Public AffairsClass of 2022 undergraduates. Whether it is training or studying, Pan Zhanle is very serious and hardworking. In early December 2023, Zhang Jingshu, a teacher from Antai College of Economics and Management, went to the swimming national team of the General Administration of Sports of China in Beijing to teach Pan Zhanle and other team members in the training camp, focusing on the course of "Organizational Behavior".
Pan Zhanle (second from left) took a group photo with teachers and classmates
Pan Zhanle in learning
At the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Pan Zhanle swam a good time of 47.65 seconds in the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle, tying the national record held by Ning Zetao. At last year's National Swimming Championships, Pan Zhanle won six gold medals in one go, and broke the Asian record in the men's 100m freestyle held by South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo with a time of 47.22 seconds.
Immediately after the Hangzhou Asian Games, Pan Zhanle continued to break through in the 100-meter freestyle, and he won the championship with a time of 46.97 seconds, knocking on the 47-second mark, becoming the first Asian athlete to achieve this result. With his excellent performance in the individual and team competitions, he finally won 3 golds, 3 silvers and 1 bronze.
Poon Chin-lok (middle).
On February 12, in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final of the swimming event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Pan Zhanle started as the first baton with a reaction time of 062 seconds. Pan Zhanle took 22.26 seconds in the first 50 meters, and continued to sprint in the last 50 meters, swimming the 100 meters in 46.80 seconds, breaking the world record of 46.86 seconds set by Romania's Popovic at the European Championships 2022.
Teammates Ji Xinjie, Zhang Zhanshuo and Wang Haoyu maintained their advantage to the end, and the four finally won the gold medal with a time of 3:11.08, a full second ahead of the runner-up. This is the first gold medal won by the Chinese swimming team at this World Championships, and Pan Zhanle has become the first swimmer to set a world record in 2024.
Poon Zhanle presents the gold medal after the award ceremony
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Zhizhen Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityAntai College of Economics and ManagementClass of 2022 alumni. During his studies, he insisted on training and competing abroad, and at the same time used his vacation time to return to China to study at the school. During the epidemic, he overcame the time difference and took advantage of the training and competition intervals, insisted on taking online classes, and actively interacted with the teachers in the cloud classroom. 
Zhang Zhizhen organized his classmates to experience tennis during his time at school
Zhang Zhizhen consulted literature in the school library
Zhang Zhizhen (second from left) in class
During his studies at SJTU, Zhang Zhizhen also struggled to compete in tennis, winning his first Challenger title in Jinan in 2019, setting the record for the highest singles ranking of a Chinese mainland male player in the same year, and becoming the first Chinese mainland player to reach the Wimbledon men's singles main draw since the Open era in 2021. On October 24, 2022, Zhang Zhizhen reached the top 100 in the world ranking for the first time, becoming the first player in the history of Chinese mainland men's tennis to reach the top 100 in men's singles.
Over the past year, Zhang has been surprising in singles, reaching the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters, the French Open and the US Open. In addition, he also won the gold medal in tennis men's singles at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, and was named one of the top ten Chinese athletes in 2023 by the Xinhua News Agency's Sports Department.
Hangzhou Asian Games tennis men's singles competition
At the beginning of 2024, the Chinese team led by Zhang Zhizhen and Zheng Qinwen reached the quarterfinals for the first time in the United Cup. Subsequently, Zhang Zhizhen reached the second round of the singles competition at the 2024 Australian Open, and reached the semifinals of the men's doubles with his partner, creating the best record of Chinese men's tennis in a Grand Slam men's doubles, and the men's singles world ranking entered the top 50 for the first time. At the beginning of February, Zhang Zhizhen, Zhou Yi and Buyun Chaokert represented the Chinese team in the Davis Cup match and defeated Slovenia 3-2 to retain the qualification for the world second group.
Coming to the coastal city of Marseille in southern France, Zhang Zhizhen and Mahachi continued their good form, and they went all the way to the final. On February 12, the final day of the ATP 250 Marseille station, Zhang Zhizhen and Mahachi won 6:3 6:4 in 66 minutes against the Finnish pair Rusuvuori Saminen, winning their first doubles title since their cooperation. This is also the first ATP Tour men's doubles title in the history of men's tennis in Chinese mainland.
Zhang Zhizhen (right) and his partner Mahachi at the award ceremony
The dragon is in the air
The future is uncertain
Looking forward to the new year
Soar like a dragon
Climb the heights
Another great achievement
Kudos to the athletes of Jiaotong University!
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