Teenage swim sensation Pan Zhanle is one of Team China’s main medal hopes.
Earlier this year the 19-year-old recorded the fastest-ever men’s 100m freestyle at the World Championships in Doha - and in the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay in Paris, he broke the Olympic record with a 46.92.
Now he’ll hope for gold in Wednesday’s solo 100m freestyle final.
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Earlier this year the 19-year-old recorded the fastest-ever men’s 100m freestyle at the World Championships in Doha - and in the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay in Paris, he broke the Olympic record with a 46.92.
Now he’ll hope for gold in Wednesday’s solo 100m freestyle final.
#Paris2024 #ParisOlympics2024 #Olympics2024 #China
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00:00It's been an unforgettable 12 months for Pan Jiangle.
00:03At the Hangzhou Games in September,
00:05he became the first Asian swimmer to break the 47-second mark.
00:09Well, CGTN spoke to Pan shortly after,
00:12and he said he had his sights set on the world record
00:15and potentially breaking it at the Olympics.
00:18But just five months after that interview
00:20and during February's Spring Festival holiday,
00:22he achieved his dream at the World Championships in Doha
00:26with a time of 46.80 seconds.
00:29Have you ever wondered how to prove
00:31you are a world record holder?
00:33Well, Pan put up this post on Chinese TikTok Douyin,
00:36showing the certificate he received
00:37to mark the achievement.
00:39He broke David Popovich's record set in 2022,
00:42and they will now battle it out
00:44in 100-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics.
00:47Swimming World magazine says
00:48it's the pick of the races in the pool,
00:50dubbing it a scintillating showdown.
00:53In the buildup to the Olympics,
00:54Pan's performance coach has been posting
00:56some of his intense training on Instagram.
00:59But the swimmer has also made time for fun.
01:01He put up this video of a race between him and his agent.
01:04Of course, there could only be one winner.
01:07And as well as giving fans the latest
01:09on his life in the pool,
01:10he also posts daily updates on his pet cat,
01:13although those will be paused for a while
01:15as he goes for Olympic glory in Paris.