He is the athlete with the most gold medals at the Chengdu Universiade. Zhang Yufei won the gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle. If he doesn't open the hardware shop, he will become the king of the eight gold medals. Zhang Yufei | competed | won the gold medal
On the evening of August 7th, the swimming competition of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu continued at the Dong'an Lake Sports Park Swimming Pool. In the women's 50m freestyle final, which was the first to appear, Olympic champion Zhang Yufei broke the race record with a time of 24.29 seconds and won the gold medal. This is her eighth gold medal at the Chengdu Universiade.
The number of gold medals that Zhang Yufei can win alone can even exceed all the gold medals in many countries and regions. However, gold medals are not all about sports. Zhang Yufei also stated that her participation in the Universiade this time was just a rehearsal to experience the 2024 Paris Olympics. "After the Tokyo Olympics, I felt like I was invincible and invincible for a while, but when I realized that I couldn't meet my goals and requirements, I would be disappointed in myself. After swimming at the World Championships, I came to participate in the Universiade. The total number of shots added up was actually to train me for next year's Olympics. Throughout the entire Olympics, I may have to swim no less than 15 shots, but doing so now is to exercise my ability to fight continuously."
Zhang Yufei also believes that "I am far from reaching my peak. In terms of mentality, I have only gradually grown into the mentality that an Olympic champion should have since this year. In terms of strength, it can only be said that I am close to the level of the Olympics. Next year, I will definitely work hard to break through and surpass myself in the year of the Tokyo Olympics."
This is Zhang Yufei's first time coming to Chengdu. She had planned to travel before, but none of them came true. "I have two wishes, the first is to see the giant panda 'Huahua' and the keeper 'Grandpa Tan', and the second is to eat hot pot and skewers from Chengdu." Zhang Yufei said, she has already discussed with the coach and will take a half day off after the game to fulfill her wish.
Zhang Yufei's coach is Shanghai coach Cui Dengrong. Since May this year, under the arrangement of the coaching staff, Zhang Yufei has conducted targeted training on her weak point - lower limb strength. Subsequently, she achieved full marks in all six physical fitness tests within the team. In the subsequent Fukuoka World Tour, Zhang Yufei performed excellently and arrived at the Chengdu Universiade. Zhang Yufei won 8 gold medals in one fell swoop, demonstrating her extraordinary strength.
