2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
- Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024
- La Défense Arena — Paris, France
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Pan Zhanle ne apna khud ka world record tod kar men’s 100 freestyle mein jeet hasil ki aur unhone CCTV ko bataya ke jeet thodi si zyada meethi lagi thi, jab unhone 46.40 ke winning time ke sath jeet hasil ki – jo field se ek second se zyada aage tha.
19 saal ke Chinese star ne bataya ke Australia ke Kyle Chalmers aur American sprinter Jack Alexy ne Saturday ke 4×100 free relay ke dauran unhe ignore kiya tha, jab unhone 46.92 ke leadoff ke sath Olympic record toda tha. Pan ne kaha ke jab woh Chalmers ko hello kehne gaye, toh Chalmers ne unhe ignore kar diya, aur Alexy ne warmups ke dauran unke coach par paani splashed kiya.
“4×100 free relay ke baad, main Kyle [Chalmers] se milne gaya aur unhone mujhe ignore kar diya,” Pan ne kaha, Chinese se translate karte hue. “Aur jab hum training kar rahe the, Jack Alexy ne flip turn karte waqt humare coaches par paani splashed kiya. Mujhe laga ke unhone hume niche dikhaya, kya main yeh keh sakta hoon? Aur aaj maine un sab ko hara diya.”
Chalmers ne aakhir mein silver medal jeeta 47.48 ke time ke sath jabki Alexy 7th position par aaye 47.96 ke time ke sath. Pan ke post-race comments interesting hain kyunki unhone Tuesday ke semifinals ke dauran Chalmers ke liye koi hard feelings nahi dikhai thi.
“Pan ne race me jaane se pehle bola: ‘Aap mere idol hain aur mujhe aapko dekhna bahut pasand hai,'” Chalmers ne Tuesday raat ko kaha.
Pan un 23 Chinese swimmers mein se nahi the jinhone January 2021 mein banned substance ke liye positive test kiya tha, Tokyo Olympics se saat mahine pehle. Media coverage badhne ke sath, Chinese swimmers ko Paris mein pehle 10 dinon ke dauran lagbhag 200 baar test kiya gaya. Breaststroke world record holder Qin Haiyang ne kaha ke isne unki sleep schedule ko disrupt kiya, lekin Pan ne kaha ke unhe Paris mein increased testing se koi fark nahi pada.
“Yeh standard tha,” Pan ne kaha. “Tests sab regulations ke tehat kiye gaye the. Mujhe nahi lagta ke isne meri performance ko prabhavit kiya.”
Chalmers aur bronze medalist David Popovici se bhi poocha gaya ke kya unhe lagta hai race fair thi recent Chinese doping concerns ke madde nazar.
“Main sab kuch karta hoon race jeetne ke liye,” Chalmers ne kaha. “Aur mujhe bharosa hai ke sab mere jaise hi kar rahe hain aur sport aur integrity of sport ko sachche rakh rahe hain. Toh haan, mujhe bharosa hai ke woh sab kuch sahi kar rahe hain aur woh gold medal deserve karte hain, aur maine bhi sab kuch kiya us gold medal ko challenge karne ke liye aur top podium par hone ke liye.”
“Everyone is innocent until proven guilty,” Popovici ne kaha.
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL
- World Record: 46.80 – Pan Zhanle, CHN (2024)
- World Junior Record: 46.86 – David Popovici, ROU (2022)
- Olympic Record: 46.92 – Pan Zhanle, CHN (2024)
- 2021 Winning Time: 47.02 – Caeleb Dressel, USA
- 2021 Time to Win Bronze: 47.44
- Pan Zhanle (China) – 46.40 (WORLD RECORD)
- Kyle Chalmers (Australia) – 47.48
- David Popovici (Romania) – 47.49
- Nandor Nemeth (Hungary) – 47.50
- Maxime Grousset (France) – 47.71
- Josha Salchow (Germany) – 47.80
- Jack Alexy (United States) – 47.96
- Chris Guiliano (United States) – 47.98
