Tokyo: Zhang Yufei China proved untouched at the 200m Olympics Thursday Thursday Thursday, exploded into a gold medal in the third fastest time.
The 23-year-old has been in red-hot form this year and crashed into a wall in the time of the new Olympics 2 minutes 03.86sec ahead of American Regan Smith (2: 05:30) and Team-Mate Hali Flickinger (2: 06.65).
# Chn Zhang Yufei dominates 200m women’s butterflies from the beginning to the end with a time of 2: 03.86 – A Olympic Re …
https://t.co/GKux1R1EQVV- Olympics (@Olympics) 1627526283000VIKTory comes as a timely encouragement for China, Which now has their first swimming gold medal in Tokyo to add one silver, which Zhang Won in 100m fly, and bronze.
Zhang, a free and flying specialist, has become one of only two women to solve 2: 6:00 this year, with other flickinger.
The Olympic record at the Tokyo Aquatics Center is also the fastest time posted in 12 years.
#Swimming Women’s 200m Final Butterfly #Chn Zhang Yufei is a new Olympic champion !!! ⏱olympic record: 2: 03.86 https://t.co/gkun94uqyb- Fina (@ fina1908) 1627526021000The 23-year exploded from the block to attract more than one second clear in turn first and he motorized at the world record speed when the race reaches half road.
Flickinger, who took silver in the 2019 World Championship, was the nearest Challenger Zhang experienced the last length but he could not close the gap and was put to silver by Smith in the end.
Zhang would hope to claim the third individual medal in the 50m freestyle, which began on Friday.