Swimming World Championships: Women's 200m freestyle Yang Junzhang won the championship Tang Muhan to pick copper

Xinhua News Agency, Budapest, June 21 (Reporter Liu Ye, Chen Hao) On the evening of the 21st, the 19th World Swimming Championship Women's 200m Free Swimming Finals, Chinese Olympic Champions Yang Junzheng picked gold in 1 minute 54 seconds. This is the first gold medal won by the Chinese swimming team in this World Championships.

On June 21, Yang Junxuan waved to the audience after the game. Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Dingbo Photo

Yang Junzhang, who got the first gold medal in the Changchi World Championships in his career, was even overwhelmed in an interview with the field after the game, although she won the women's 4X200 meters of freedom to swim the successor for the Chinese team at the Tokyo Olympics last year. The Shandong girl told reporters that she was not ready to welcome this gold medal.

Australian star Okaraham won the runner -up, and Tang Muhan won a bronze medal in 1: 56.25. Tang Muhan is also a member of the Women's 4x200m freestyle relay champion team in Tokyo Olympic Games.

On June 21, Yang Junzheng was in the game. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huan Song

In the final, 20 -year -old Yang Junzhang was in the second swimming road, and 19 -year -old Tang Muhan was on the eighth swimming road. At the time of departure, the two Chinese players were not ahead. After 50 meters, Yang Junzhang ranked fifth, and Tang Muhan still ranked at the end after 100 meters. In the second half of the Chinese teenager, Yang Junzhang grabbed the first place and maintained to the end of the game. Tang Muhan also chased the third place.

After the game, Yang Junzhang said: "In this project, some of the world's top masters have not participated. I gave me this opportunity. I went to travel with my usual heart. Before the game, my physical condition was not very good. Such a result is not easy, this is a very valuable experience. "

On June 21, the champion Yang Junxuan (middle), the runner -up Okalahan (left) and the third place Tang Muhan took a photo at the award ceremony. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huan Song

"I really didn't think of the results before the game, and I didn't set any goals for myself. The only idea was to make the technical details such as turning around and the details that did not do enough before, because the gap with the master was mainly in the details in details. Up. The second half of this time has been done well in terms of speed and endurance. "Yang Junxuan said.

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