INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
2024 Paris Olympics mens 100m freestyle champ Pan Zhanle of China went head to head with 3 time Olympic gold medalist Sun Yang in the 200m
freestyle at the National Swimming Championships in Shenzhen, south Chinas Guangdong Province, on Monday, with Pan triumphing for
Zhejiang.The final was star-studded, with 3 Olympic gold medalists, Sun, Wang Shun, and Pan, plus world champs Zhang Zhanshuo and Ji Xinjie
contending in the very same race
200m assortment champion Wang took the lead after the start, but Ji moved into first place after 150 meters
Pan revealed his speed to take the lead in the last 50 meters, touching the wall in 1:45.45, marking his 3rd gold medal at this occasion
Zhang earned the silver while Ji grabbed the bronze
Veteran Sun, the earliest professional athlete in the tournament and getting rid of injury, finished 8th
After the race, Pan and Sun praised each other
I only feel nervous with no other feeling, Pan said
I concentrate on the information
I changed my strategy today as I utilized my power to rush mainly at the latter half
Its really excellent that I can swim with the two Olympic gold medalists, who are older than me
I kept on going until the end and I felt really pleased at this event, Sun stated
I satisfied my expectations a lot of thanks to myself and others
Li Bingjie from Hebei won the femaless 1,500 m freestyle
She touched the wall first in a time of 15:43.94 to break the competition record.Xu Jiayu won the maless 100m backstroke in 52.49 seconds
while Wan Letian claimed the gold in the femaless 100m backstroke in 59.21 seconds.Tang Qianting secured the femaless 100m breaststroke
while Qin Haiyang broke the event record in the mens 50m breaststroke semifinals with a time of 26.54 seconds.
