(Tokyo Olympics) Xu Jiayu missed the men's 100m backstroke medal
China News Service, Tokyo, July 27 (Reporter Zhang Su) 4 more gold medals will be determined in the Tokyo Olympic swimming event on the 27th.
In the men's 100-meter backstroke final, the Rio Olympics silver medalist Xu Jiayu of China failed to beat the medal and finally ranked fifth.
This Olympics is the third time that the 26-year-old Xu Jiayu has participated in the Olympics. During the two World Championships in this Olympic cycle, Xu Jiayu won two gold medals in the 100-meter backstroke. However, the backstroke name declined after that. This time in Tokyo, Xu Jiayu swims out of the preliminaries. 52.70 and 52.94 in the semi-final. This result is far from the 52.43 of the 2019 World Championships. In Rio five years ago, Xu Jiayu won the silver medal in the mens 100m backstroke of 52.31. .
It is reported that Xu Jiayu suffers from gastrointestinal problems in Tokyo, and he himself once admitted frankly that his current state and ability are inadequate.
However, in the 100-meter backstroke final that day, people still expect the backstroke player to successfully hit the medal.
In the finals, Xu Jiayu, who was in the seventh lane, faced fierce competition with defending champion Murphy of the United States, Klesnikov of Russia and many other famous players. As a result, despite his best efforts, the sprint stage still showed insufficient stamina, and finally ended up with 52. Second 51 ranked fifth, and this is Xu Jiayu's best result this year.
Relov of the Russian Olympic Committee team won the championship with 51.98 seconds. Klesnikov and Murphy won the silver and bronze medals.
The other three gold medals of the day were produced in the men's 200-meter freestyle, women's 100-meter backstroke and women's 100-meter breaststroke.
In the men's 200m freestyle, the British took the championship and runner-up.
In the women's 100-meter backstroke, Australian star McKean won the championship and broke the Olympic record with a time of 57.47. Canadian player Masai won the silver medal at 57.72. Smith of the United States ranked third.
In the women's 100m breaststroke, American Jakeby swam 1:04.95 to win the championship.
In the semi-finals that day, the women's 200-meter freestyle, Chinese teenager Yang Junxuan swam in 1:55.98 and ranked fourth.
In the women's 200m medley semifinals, another Chinese player Yu Yiting also qualified for the final with a fourth place.
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