Park's Record Replay Torpedoes Zhang
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NOVEMBER 15, 20 CHINA DAILY PAGE 4 SWIMMING YANG SHIZHONG / CHINA DAILY Park Tae-hwan of the ROK celebrates winning the men’s 200m freestyle fi nal at the Asian Games on Sunday. Park’s record replay torpedoes Zhang ROK’S OLYMPIC CHAMP SETS NEW ASIAN MARK IN 200M FREESTYLE, WHILE CHINA’S MAIN HOPE FLOUNDERS By LEI LEI the 800m freestyle in Rome last to relax and do my best,” Park winner, clocking 27.80 seconds, beating Japan’s Fujii Takuro, the CHINA DAILY year, finished a disappointing said. “I’m very glad to have got- followed by Japan’s Ryo Tateishi, bronze medalist in the event at fourth in 1:48.10. ten off to a good start. Th e Asian 0.06 seconds back. China’s Li the Pan Pacific Championships GUANGZHOU — The most “I’m very happy. It’s good to get a Games have not ended. I hope Xiayan won the bronze in 27.89. in August, by 0.02. Chinese but- anticipated individual show- record,” said defending champion I can continue to do well in the “I don’t know what to say. Even terfly specialist Wu Peng took down in the Asian Games pool Park. other events.” though it’s my best result this year, bronze in 52.72. — between the Republic of Korea’s “I didn’t have a good start, so For Zhang, who is considered I didn’t get a medal,” Kitajima said. Zhao Jing added another gold in (ROK) Olympic champion, Park I thought I would fall behind. I a new sporting icon in China, the “I will now try my best in the 100m the women’s 50m backstroke in a Tae-hwan, and China’s world cham- didn’t think I would break the race may provide some valuable breaststroke.” new Asian record of two minutes, pion, Zhang Lin record.” lessons. China’s young gold medalist 6.46 seconds. Shiho Sakai of Japan — ended with Besides the Japanese team, Park “I felt I was out of my normal said the result was beyond his won silver in 2:07.81, followed by Park claiming is considered the host’s biggest form today. I really don’t know expectations. her compatriot, Aya Terakawa, in SWIMMING the gold medal rival in the pool. He won three what to say,” said Zhang. “I don’t “I was very happy and excited to 2:09.72. in Sunday’s men’s 200m freestyle. gold medals at the Asian Games in know why it was like that. I can’t compete against Kitajima and now In the women’s 400m medley, Ye Park, the Beijing Olympic cham- Doha four years ago and narrowly accept my form today. I have to I am thrilled to have beaten him,” Shiwen beat teammate Li Xuanxu pion in the 400m freestyle, led beat Zhang at the Beijing Games in take stock and look at what I did. said the 23-year-old Xie. to win in 4:33.79. Asian record throughout to clock one minute the men’s 400m. It was not because of the pressure. “When I was in the water I real- holder Li took silver in 4:38.05, and 44.80 seconds, breaking his Getting off to a golden start in It was my own fault.” ized I had a lead over him. I am very followed by Cheng Wan-jung of own Asian record of 1:44.85. Guangzhou, the 21-year-old is Four-time Olympic gold medal- excited that I maintained that lead Chinese Taipei (4:41.55). Chinese teenager Sun Yang fi n- now eyeing victories in his three ist Kosuke Kitajima of Japan was to the end.” The host also claimed gold in ished second in 1:46.25, while Japa- other events — the 100m, 400m another star who failed to make Chinese swimmers swept other the women’s 4x100m relay in three nese Takeshi Matsuda took bronze and 1,500m freestyles. the podium as he fi nished fourth gold medals available on Sunday. minutes, 36.88 seconds. Japan won in 1:47.73. “I was nervous at the begin- in the 50m breaststroke. Zhou Jiawei won the men’s silver in 3:37.90, while Hong Kong Zhang, the world champion in ning of the race, but I told myself China’s Xie Zhi was the surprise 100m butterfl y in 51.83 seconds, fi nished third (3:43.17)..