Pan Zhanle politely refuses to sign on national flag after breaking record to win gold
Ten years ago, when Pan Zhanle, who had just turned 10, walked out of the pool and was asked what his dream was, he said, with a teenager's characteristic youthfulness and perseverance, "Swim faster than Sun Yang will do."
Paris Olympics men's 100m freestyle final, China's Pan Zhanle broke the world record held by himself with a time of 46 seconds 40 seconds and won the gold medal on July 31 (local time, Paris). This is also the first men's 100m freestyle Olympic gold medal in Chinese swimming history.
After the award ceremony, Pan refused to sign his name on the national flag when asked for an autograph, and then held up a spectator's mobile phone to take a picture with them.
Pan said in an interview, "Before our first day of the 4×100 relay, I greeted Kyle Chalmers, and he ignored me at all, including Jack Alexy from the U.S. team,"
"The coach was on the bank when we were training, and they rolled over in the water and splashed directly at the coach, it just felt like they were looking down on us a little bit."
"I finally beat all of them down today," he said.
Pan Zhanle has achieved more than that.
In the press conference after the race, he responded generously and confidently to the fact that he had not had a single positive test for the 50 times he had been tested for stimulants in two years, "The test was within the prescribed time and rules, so I don't think it's a big deal".
Standing on the top podium of the Olympic Games, Pan Zhanle sang the national anthem. "I did my best and it's all been amazing. I believe that this is just the beginning for me and the Chinese swimming team".
The Olympic champion will celebrate his 20-year-old birthday on August 4.
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