Doha, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- In the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships on the 13th, Chinese teenager Tang Qianting won gold in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final and won the first world championship in her career; Olympic champion Li Bingjie won the silver medal in the women's 1500m freestyle.
Champion Chinese player Tang Qianting celebrates after the medal ceremony on Feb. 13. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yuge In the women's 100-meter breaststroke final, Tang Qianting set a new personal best of 1:05.27 and won the gold medal at the World Championships for the first time. Dutch star Schouten won the runner-up, and Hong Kong's Ho Shibei won the bronze medal. China's Yang Chang finished seventh.
Tang Qianting said after the game: "I didn't expect to be able to swim so well, I was very surprised." The gold medal in the men's 4 100m freestyle relay was very inspiring and I am very confident and motivated now. The next goal is to swim to within 1 minute 05 seconds and stand on the podium at the Paris Olympics. ”
On February 13, Chinese player Tang Qianting was in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yuge In the women's 1500m freestyle final, the 2019 Gwangju World Championships champion and Italian star Quadarella won the gold in 15:46.99. Li Bingjie won the silver medal in 15:56.62, and Germany's Geze won the third place. Chinese teenager Yang Peiqi is sixth.
Li Bingjie said after the race: "Quadarella has a fast future, and the original plan was to keep up with the future and top it in the back, but the overall strength is not good, and I can't keep up after 600 meters." It shows that the pre-competition ability training is not enough, and there is a gap with expectations, but the problem has been identified and I will try to improve during the preparation for Paris. ”
On February 13, China's Li Bingjie was in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yuge Li Bingjie then participated in the semifinals of the women's 200-meter freestyle and entered the final with a score of 7th.
In the women's 100m backstroke final, the bronze medalist of the 2022 World Championships in Budapest and the United States' Kuzan won the championship with a time of 58.29 seconds. Australia's Anderson and Canada's Wilm won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
In the men's 100m backstroke final, Armstrong of the United States, who won bronze medals in the previous two World Championships, won the championship in 52.68 seconds. Spain's González and Greece's Hristu finished second and third respectively.
In the men's 200m freestyle final, the champion of the Hangzhou Asian Games, South Korea's Huang Xuanyou won the gold with a time of 1:44.75, and Lithuania's Lapsis and the United States' Hobson ranked second and third respectively.
In the men's water polo qualifying match, the Chinese team lost to the Romanian team 7:9. On the 14th, in the women's water polo qualifying match, the Chinese team will compete with the New Zealand team for the 9th place. The women's 20m gold medal will be decided at the high diving competition. The swimming venue will feature five finals, including the men's 800m freestyle, women's 200m freestyle, men's 200m butterfly, men's 50m breaststroke, and men's and women's 4 100m medley relay.