Jiangsu’s Zhang Yufei wins two golds at Tokyo Olympics

2021-07-29 16:59:00

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Zhang Yufei, a native of East China’s Jiangsu Province, secured a convincing victory in women's 200m butterfly to win her first gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 29. This is also the first gold to the coastal province.

Zhang clocked two minutes and 03.86 seconds for the gold and sliced 0.2 seconds off the Olympic record created by compatriot Jiao Liuyang at London 2012.

The 23-year-old claimed a silver from the 100m butterfly competition earlier this week. Then in the semifinal one day earlier, Zhang completed the race with two minutes and 04.89 seconds, the fastest in the world this year.

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China’s women including Zhang also smashed the world record to win the Olympic 4×200-meter freestyle relay title. Zhang will also be part of the mixed 4x100-meter relay team.

Source:jschina.com.cn Editor:Nicky