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Chapter 64 Making History!!

"You won a gold medal?"

"You read that right?"

"You read that right, it's number one!"

"Ah, Wu Jin won the championship! He really won the championship!"

"Gold medal, it's a gold medal!!"

"Gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle!"

"Our men's team's first-ever gold medal at the World Championships, and our first gold medal in Asia!"

"..."

The entire Chinese swimming team went from disbelief as they stood up to tears of joy after it was confirmed that Wu Jin had won the championship.

The entire swimming team was immediately engulfed in a sea of ​​jubilation.

Many female athletes happily hugged each other, while the male athletes stared blankly at the pool, somewhat bewildered.

They never expected that the Chinese men's team could win gold at this World Swimming Championships.
And it was Wu Jin, the "kid brother" who no one expected to win the gold medal!
"..."

Xu Guoyi was in tears. His eyes had been red ever since Wu Jin crossed the finish line almost neck and neck with Popov at the last moment.

My dream has come true.

He had thought that Wu Jin could win an award, and he had even fantasized about him winning a gold medal, something that almost every coach would dream of.

But the moments when dreams truly come true are far too few.

When he saw Wu Jin cross the finish line and step onto the podium, Xu Guoyi was still so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

They actually won an award!
What a hard-won medal!

He even thought it was a silver medal, but now that it's a gold medal, its significance is even more extraordinary.

Xu Guoyi couldn't stop crying.

If it's just a silver medal, that would tie the best record for Chinese male swimmers at the World Swimming Championships.

After all, at the 1998 Perth World Swimming Championships, Chinese swimmer Zeng Qiliang won a silver medal in the 100-meter men's breaststroke, which was the best result ever achieved by a Chinese male swimmer at the World Swimming Championships at that time!
No athlete in Asia, let alone China, has ever won a gold medal.

Therefore, this is the first gold medal in the history of the Chinese men's swimming team, and also the first gold medal in Asian men's swimming.

This battle has been recorded in the annals of Asian swimming history.

Even the CCTV hosts, Han Qiaosheng and Zhang Mengmeng, were there, shouting with tears in their eyes.

"First place! Gold medal!!"

"Wu Jin won! Wu Jin won!"

"Wu Jin is the champion! He is the champion of the men's 50-meter freestyle at the 10th World Swimming Championships in Barcelona!"

"Wu Jin defeated Russian veteran Alexander Popov, who had won two gold and one silver medals in this event across three Olympic Games, by a margin of 0.01 seconds, and won the first gold medal in men's swimming at the World Championships, representing the entire Chinese and even Asian teams!"

"Wu Jin has made history!"

"It's truly incredible! With a difference of just 0.01 seconds, veteran Popov swam 21.90 seconds. Although it didn't surpass his world record for this event, it's still an outstanding achievement and his best in the last two years!"

Han Qiaosheng was talking non-stop when Zhang Mengmeng immediately chimed in, "Yes, 21.90 seconds, but our young swimmer Wu Jin withstood the pressure and swam an unprecedented 21.89 seconds!"

"It's only 0.25 seconds away from the world record of 21.64 seconds!"

"awesome!"

You are absolutely amazing!

"Wu Jin is the pride of the Chinese swimming team!"

Zhang Mengmeng's emotions were still difficult to calm down, while Han Qiaosheng beside her had somewhat restrained himself: "This is an amazing achievement, and he's only 12 years old. He will definitely challenge this record again and again in the future!" "The first gold medal in Asian men's swimming!"

"Well done! Congratulations to Wu Jin and the Chinese swimming team!"

"Wishing Wu Jin even greater success in the future!"

"..."

Hearing the tearful and excited words of the two hosts on TV, Xu Wanqin, who had been watching the entire final, was already in tears, her vision blurred and she could only make out that red figure.

Her mind went completely blank.

Wu Lisheng, standing next to him, also had bloodshot eyes, staring blankly at the television, seemingly lost in thought.

His expression remained unchanged for a long time, his mind filled only with the final scene of his son crossing the finish line, as if it were frozen there forever.

The two sat there frozen, until suddenly they hugged each other and burst into tears.

***
"Huff~Huff~"

Wu Jin was completely submerged in the pool, looking up and panting as she looked at the final results.

Popov, standing next to him, did the same, staring at the score for a long time as well.

It wasn't until Wu Jin slammed her hands into the pool, splashing out a huge spray of water, that she saw a large hand reaching out from beside her.

Snapped!
Popov shook hands with Wu Jin tightly and smiled at him: "Congratulations!"

"Thank you, you're great too!"

Wu Jin spoke Chinese.

Moreover, it was a heartfelt truth; it's truly remarkable that a 32-year-old veteran could still achieve such a result.

Although Russia's past record is similar to that of the Chinese swimming team, and these three countries often compare "technology" rather than the other two permanent members of the UN Security Council, its achievements and accomplishments are indeed truly formidable.

Wu Jin originally thought that the only one who could pose a threat to him was Hogenband, but he didn't expect that the guy would be brought down by him and Popov.

He was indeed phenomenal in the semifinals.

However, the final was too intense, and Popov and Wu Jin were at the beginning and halfway through the race respectively, which caused them to lose power in the final sprint.

He only finished fourth, swimming in 22.19 seconds!

This result was far worse than his semi-final performance. On the contrary, Mark Foster, who was not particularly outstanding before the competition, and whose main event is not the 50m freestyle but the 50m butterfly world record holder, unexpectedly came in third.

Popov, of course, didn't understand Chinese. Instead, he shrugged at Wu Jin, and the two of them climbed out of the pool together.

All the swimming coaches in the stands were now focused on Wu Jin.

Become famous in World War I!
Moreover, Wu Jin's shot in the final broke countless records and history.

National and Asian records, world junior and youth records, plus the World Championships men's 50m freestyle record—all five records were broken and rewritten.

Three Asian records were broken in one day.

This was also China's first gold medal at the World Swimming Championships and Asia's first gold medal at the World Swimming Championships.

These achievements will be forever recorded in the annals of Asian and world swimming history!
So at the exit of the athletes' tunnel, CCTV reporter Luo Qing was eagerly waiting for the arrival of the newly crowned 50-meter freestyle champion, Wu Jin.

He watched the entire match, and it's safe to say he made the right choice coming to this World Championships.

"Wu Jin!"

As the finalists walked out of the tunnel one by one, Luo Qing couldn't hold back any longer and shouted out.

Upon hearing this, Wu Jin immediately looked up and saw a figure that seemed somewhat familiar but had clearly become younger, waving at her.

(End of this chapter)