China News Service, Beijing, July 29. On July 29, Beijing time, at the Tokyo Olympic swimming venue, Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei won the championship with 2:03.86 in the women's 200m butterfly final.
This is the first gold medal won by the Chinese swimming army in the Tokyo Olympics, and it is also the 13th gold medal of the Chinese delegation!
The women's butterfly has always been the traditional advantage of the Chinese swimming army. In the past two decades of history, it has created countless classic moments for the Chinese delegation to compete for gold and silver.
In 1992, Chinese famous swimmer 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 of the women's 200m butterfly in the Beijing and London Olympics.
In November 2012, Zhang Yufei represented China for the first time in the short-pool swimming World Cup Beijing and won one silver and one bronze. In 2015, she successfully won the bronze medal in the women's 200m butterfly at the Kazan World Swimming Championships, breaking the women's youth world record.
In August 2018, Zhang Yufei won the silver medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly and the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly in the Jakarta Asian Games.
Following Zhang Yufei's victory in the women's 200m butterfly in the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese swimming team won the first gold medal in this Olympics.
Congratulations to Zhang Yufei!
Congratulations to the Chinese swimming team!
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