World Swimming Championships: The Chinese team won two gold medals on the "night of reversal".
In the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships on the 16th, the Chinese team staged a "super reversal" twice, winning two gold medals in the men's 200-meter breaststroke and the men's 4 200-meter freestyle relay.
Up to now, the Chinese swimming team ranks second in the gold medal list with 6 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze, and the number of gold medals has surpassed the Fukuoka World Championships.
In the men's 200-meter breaststroke final, 18-year-old Dong Zhihao staged a Jedi counterattack in the last 50 meters with his super sprint ability, overtaking from sixth place to first, and finally won the gold with a new personal best of 2:07.94.
On February 16, Chinese player Dong Zhihao celebrates winning the championship. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Luo Yuan.
In the men's 4 200m freestyle relay final, the Chinese team composed of Ji Xinjie, Wang Haoyu, Pan Zhanle and Zhang Zhanshuo also staged a good reversal. After the first bat, China ranked fourth, and Wang Haoyu chased the second place to the second bat. Pan Zhanle, who has already won two gold medals at this World Championships, narrowed the gap with the top-ranked United States team in the third bat, and Zhang Zhanshuo overtook in the last 50 meters. The Chinese team finally broke the national record in this event with a time of 7:01.84, 0. ahead of the second-place South Korean teamWin the championship in 1 second. South Korea also overtook the team in the final stage, winning the silver medal and squeezing the United States into third.
On February 16, the champion Chinese team players Zhang Zhanshuo, Wang Haoyu, Ji Xinjie and Pan Zhanle (from left to right) pose for a group photo after the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Luo Yuan.
In the women's 100m freestyle final, Dutchman Stenbergen won the championship in 52.26 seconds. Hong Kong's Ho Sze Pui won silver for her third medal at the World Championships. Australia's Jack was third.
In the women's 200m breaststroke final, Dutch player Schouten won the championship with a time of 2:19.81. Douglas of the United States and Picrem of Canada won the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Spain's Gonzalez, who won the silver medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke on the 13th, won the gold in the men's 200-meter backstroke final in 1:55.30 on the 16th. Switzerland's Michukov finished second, with South Africa's Kuz third.
In the women's water polo championship match, the United States team narrowly defeated the Hungarian team 8:7 to win the gold medal. In the third-place match, the Spanish team narrowly defeated the Greek team 10:9 to win the bronze medal. The men's water polo will decide the medals on the 17th.
Six finals will be held at the swimming venue on the 17th, including the women's 50-meter butterfly, men's 50-meter freestyle, women's 200-meter backstroke, men's 100-meter butterfly, women's 800-meter freestyle, and men's and women's 4 100-meter freestyle relay.
*:Xinhua.