King Of Sports

In addition to Tang Yan and Ning Zetao"s partic.i.p.ation, Australian star James Magnussen,  also attracted attention.

In the group stages in the morning, Tang Yan and Ning Zetao both performed well and successfully reached the semi-finals in the afternoon. However, in the semi-finals, Ning Zetao faced the same situation as s.h.i.+ Yang, facing off against Magnussen in the adjacent lane, he performed abnormally seemingly put off and unfortunately missed out on the finals in the evening.

Tang Yan swam 48 seconds 13 in the semi-finals and ranked fifth making it into the evening finals.

Netizens and fans were filled with expectations, more importantly, this was completely different from the 50-meter b.u.t.terfly stroke last night. Yesterday, the audience could only rely on others to save the situation, but today they could put all their emotions on Tang Yan, especially since from the first day, he had proven himself worthy of their trust and expectations.

The 100-meter freestyle was scheduled as the third final of the evening.

China"s female star Liu Zige won bronze in the 200-meter b.u.t.terfly stroke, launching off China to a good start for evening finals.

For the men"s 200m medley, American star"s Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps won 1st and 2nd. They would be most important opponents in the 200-meter freestyle the day after tomorrow.

After the men"s 200-meter medley race, the audience cheered for the long-awaited 100-meter freestyle battle.

With the cheers of the audience, the swimmers appeared one after another.

American star Nathan Adrian, French star William Meynard, Brazilian star Cesar Cielo who previously won the 50m b.u.t.terfly and Canadian star Brent Hayden all appeared in the finals alongside Magnussen and Tang Yan, the 100m freestyle battle was star-studded.

The appearance of the swimmers attracted screams from the audience, but it was no surprise that despite the organizers calling for restraint before the match, Magnussen"s appearance caused booing.

During the day, the Chinese Sports Bureau had finally issued a statement, asking the Australian swimming team to apologize for it"s comments and refrain from making baseless accusations, they also urged the Australian Swimming Federation to rein in their swimmers and conclude the incident.

To which both the Australian swimming team and the swimming federation chose to respond to by remaining silent.

Seeing this the audience"s thoughts were simple and direct. Since you won"t apologize, we don"t need to respect you.

Magnusson"s face was gloomy as he entered, clearly dissatisfied with the audience.

He was the penultimate appearance and when Tang Yan finally appeared, the audience"s cheering in contrast with the booing and hissing he received made him feel like punching a wall.

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The swimmers went for a final warm-up before the race and the on-site commentators started discussing the upcoming race. 

"Tonight"s 100-meter freestyle battle gathers three to five players who all have the ability to win gold. This is bound to be an intense race." 

"Yes, it"s worth mentioning that this is the first time in the history of the Chinese team that a swimmer has entered the 100m freestyle final in the World Champions.h.i.+ps!" 

"Tang Yan swam a time of 47 seconds 91 setting an Asian record at the national champions.h.i.+ps and became the first Asian swimmer to swim under 48 seconds. His performance tonight will definitely attract the attention of all China and even Asia as a whole. Lin Li , what kind of results do you think he will have tonight? "The main commentator asked, turning to look at his guest, former female swimmer Lin Li.

"That"s difficult to predict, after all everyone is a world-renowned swimmer. If the psychological pressure is too high, they may perform abnormally. Tang Yan is a swimming genius. He already brought us a surprise in the first day of the game. I believe he will surprise us again in the final. "Lin Li said with excitement, as a former swimmer, she naturally hoped to see China"s swimming development get better and better.

"Well, being able to reach the finals has already demonstrated strength. In fact, as long as he beats Magnussen next door, I"m pretty sure the majority of us will be pleased."

"Yeah, haha that would do it." Lin Li nodded, looking at the pool in front of her.

With the cheers from the audience, the swimmers had completed their preparations before the race, and stood on their respective take-off platforms.

The a.s.sistant referee stood behind the swimmers.

The 100-meter freestyle battle was imminent.

At this time in the stands, Ye s.h.i.+wen, Fu Yuanhui, s.h.i.+ Yang and the rest all nervously watched from the stands.

In fact, it was not just the audience at the scene. There were countless Chinese people sat waiting in front of the TV, to see the first 100-meter battle in which the Chinese partic.i.p.ated.

There was a sudden silence at the scene and the smell of gunpowder seemed to permeate the air.

"On your marks"

"Get set"

Buzz!

With the buzzer, the swimmers were off.

Splas.h.!.+ "

In a flash, the swimmers all entered the water.

The sound of cheering exploded on the scene.

Entering the water, Tang Yan gilded forward and launched into rapid kicks.

In the face of a number of world famous swimmers, he didn"t restrain his strength.

His smooth transition from his dive in, put him in a relatively forward position after surfacing and the disadvantage from his height was made up.

"Let "s go! César Cielo is in the lead, followed by Meynard, Adrian in third, Magnussen in fourth, and Tang Yan in fifth. The opening distances between them is very close, and the gap between each one doesn"t exceed 0.5 seconds. This will definitely be a close race! "The commentator said with surging emotions.

In the first 10 meters, the distance between the swimmers remained basically the same. The only change was that Magnussen surpa.s.sed Adrian and rose to third place.

"Australia"s doing a good job tonight, and it looks like there is hope to win a medal, even if it isn"t a  gold medal," the commentator said.