China News Service, Beijing, July 26. Beijing time on the 26th, at the Tokyo Olympic swimming venue, Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei won the silver medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly final in 55.64 seconds.
This is the first medal won by the Chinese swimming army at the Tokyo Olympics.
On July 25, local time, Chinese player Zhang Yufei was in the game.
On the same day, the Tokyo Olympic Games women's 100-meter butterfly semifinal was held at the Tokyo Aquatic Center. Chinese athlete Zhang Yufei advanced to the final with a time of 55.89 seconds.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
The women's butterfly has always been the traditional advantage of the Chinese swimming army. In the past two decades, it has also competed for gold and silver for the Chinese delegation and created countless classic moments.
In 1992, Chinese swimming star Qian Hong won the gold medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Barcelona Olympics.
In the 21st century, Liu Zige and Jiao Liuyang have reached the top in the women's 200m butterfly in the Beijing and London Olympics.
In the semi-finals of the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Yufei swam 55.89 seconds, breaking the "56-second mark" again after the preliminaries on the 24th. He was also the only player in the semi-final to swim "56 seconds".
After the start of the final, Zhang Yufei reacted quickly and took the lead in the first 50 meters, but as she entered the late course, especially the final 25 meters sprint, her speed gradually slowed down and was overtaken by Canadian McNeill.
In the end, Zhang Yufei won the silver medal in 55.64 seconds, and McNeill won the championship in 55.59 seconds.
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