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Source: Modern Express All Media
Editor: Wei Rufei
Time: 2023-09-29 21:23:21
After swimming the 50-meter butterfly competition, Zhang Yufei ended all the journeys of the Hangzhou Asian Games. In this Asian Games, Zhang Yufei played in a total of six finals, and finally won six gold medals, and broke six Asian Games records and one Asian record. With six gold medals in hand, Zhang Yufei is very likely to compete for the MVP (Most Valuable Athlete) of this Asian Games. Zhang Yufei left much more than these for the Hangzhou Asian Games, whether it was winning the gold with a high fever of 39 degrees, or throwing the flower to his mother, receiving the award with a headband, and hugging and crying with Chijiang Lihuazi, it has become a classic picture at this Asian Games.
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Six finals, six gold medals, six record-breaking
In the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zhang Yufei pre-registered for a total of 9 competitions at first, in view of the high-intensity and high-frequency preliminaries and finals, after coming to Hangzhou, Zhang Yufei chose to participate in seven of them. In the end, except for the women’s 4×100m medley relay that failed to enter the final because of a teammate’s jumping foul in the preliminaries, Zhang Yufei won six gold medals in the six finals and broke six Asian Games records.
The women’s 200m butterfly on the first day was Zhang Yufei’s first competition at the Asian Games, where she won gold and broke the Asian Games record in the event. In the women’s 4×100m freestyle relay final held later on the same day, Zhang Yufei and her teammates broke the Asian Games record. Next, Zhang Yufei won gold in the women’s 100-meter butterfly and broke the Asian Games record, and in the mixed 4×100-meter medley relay, Zhang Yufei and his teammates not only broke the Asian Games record, but also broke the Asian record, less than 1 second away from the world record. In the post-race press conference, Zhang Yufei said that sooner or later the world record will be broken by them.
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In the last two competition days, Zhang Yufei competed in the women’s 50m freestyle final and the women’s 50m butterfly final one after another. In the two most explosive events, Zhang Yufei won successive championships and broke the Asian Games record, and increased his personal gold medal count in this Asian Games to six.
Is it possible to win the Asian Games MVP with six gold medals?
As early as before the start of this Asian Games, Zhang Yufei expected that he could win the MVP. Can six gold medals allow Zhang Yufei to win this honor?
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Looking closer, at the last Jakarta Asian Games, Japan’s Rikako Ikee won 6 golds and 2 silvers, becoming the first swimmer in history to win 6 golds in one Asian Games and won the MVP of the year. And the athlete who has won the most gold medals in a single session in the history of the Asian Games is only 7. Therefore, Zhang Yufei’s performance of winning six gold medals and breaking the Asian Games record is enough to fight for the honor of MVP.
And don’t forget, in swimming, it has always been very important to win a gold medal in a certain event, because it represents the absolute dominance of a certain athlete in this field. In this Asian Games, Zhang Yufei won three gold medals in the women’s 50-meter, 100-meter, and 200-meter butterfly, which is worthy of the name of “butterfly queen” and can also add a lot of points to her. In addition, this Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, and the blessing of the host may also make the judges inclined to Chinese athlete Zhang Yufei in the selection.
The love of a 39-degree fever, the playfulness and cuteness off the field
Before Zhang Yufei competed in the last 50-meter butterfly final, many netizens saw that Zhang Yufei finished the race with a high fever of 39 degrees. In fact, the Modern Express reporter learned that Zhang Yufei was unwell before the 100-meter butterfly final on September 27. At that time, Zhang Yufei had already begun to have a cold and fever, and his throat was also very uncomfortable, but he insisted on swimming the 100-meter butterfly and relay race that day.
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Everyone saw on TV that Zhang Yufei’s six finals all started at 7:30 p.m., but in fact, at 10 a.m. every day, Zhang Yufei had to swim a preliminaries to qualify for the finals. With a high fever of 39 degrees, Zhang Yufei swam the finals in the evening, and had to get up early the next morning to rush to the arena to participate in the preliminaries. At the award ceremony after the 50-meter freestyle final, Zhang Yufei’s burned face can be seen in the high-definition pictures taken by photographers. In this way, with 39 degrees of love, Zhang Yufei completed six competitions and won six gold medals.
Zhang Yufei left much more than that. After each award ceremony, Zhang Yufei would throw her hand flower to her mother in the stands, which has become her “ceremony” after the game. At many award ceremonies, Zhang Yufei stood on the podium with a cute headband to show her cute side of the post-95s.
After finishing all the games, Zhang Yufei hugged Ikee Likako and burst into tears. Chi Jiang is Zhang Yufei’s good friend in the swimming field, in the last Asian Games, Chi Jiang 6 gold and 2 silver turned out, but then was diagnosed with leukemia and stayed away from the field. In this Asian Games, Chi Jiang is back, and won a bronze medal in the 50-meter butterfly final, standing on the podium with Zhang Yufei. Off the field, the picture of the two hugging each other and crying and sympathizing with each other has also become a classic picture at this Asian Games.
Modern Express + Reporter Wang Wei/Text Gu Wei Gu Wen/Photo
(Proofread by Zhou Lu)