Pan Zhanle smashed his own world record on his way to victory in the men's 100m freestyle.
PARIS – China's Pan Zhanle enjoyed a "magic moment" after smashing his own world record on his way to victory in the men's 100m freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.Pan powered to the finish in 46.40sec, beating the world record time of 46.80 he had set in February in Doha.
Australia's Kyle Chalmers, gold medal winner at the 2016 Rio Games, finished 1.08 seconds behind to take silver with Romanian David Popovici claiming bronze."I was very surprised that I broke the record, it was a magical moment," said Pan, who only made the final by 0.06sec and failed to make it out of the 200m freestyle heats.It was a bitter result for Chalmers who had to settle for silver in Tokyo and had hoped to regain his crown eight years after his triumph in Brazil.
"You look at Rio and I think I was so young and naive and didn't know what it meant to be an Olympian or to be an Olympic champion," he said. "Eight years later, it means so much more to me to be able to stand on the podium and receive a silver medal." Pan is the first Chinese swimmer to hold the world record in this event and now the first to win gold in what is the sport's blue riband event.Murray cries 'happy tears' as career stays alive at OlympicsPTI protests as NA committee approves bill proposing restrictions on independent candidatesUS anti-Muslim incidents rose about 70pc in first half of 2024 amid Gaza war
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