It’s Thursday, August 1st. Welcome to the Olympic Morning Brief!
【Paris Olympic Medal Standings】
The fifth day of competition at the Paris Olympics has concluded with the Chinese delegation rising to the top of the medal table with 9 golds, 7 silvers, and 3 bronzes!
【Chinese Delegation’s Golden Moments】
Men’s 100m Freestyle Final: Pan Zhanle Sets World Record for Gold
In the Olympic men’s 100m freestyle final, Pan Zhanle emerged victorious, breaking the world record with a time of 46.40 seconds to secure China’s 9th gold medal. This is also the first gold for the Chinese swimming team in this Olympic Games!
Women’s BMX Freestyle Park: Deng Yawen
The women’s BMX freestyle park final at the Paris Olympics saw Chinese competitor Deng Yawen take the lead with a score of 92.60, securing the first-ever Olympic gold medal for China in BMX freestyle!
Women’s 10m Platform Diving Doubles: Quan Hongchan / Chen Yuxi
In the Olympic women’s 10m platform diving doubles final, the Chinese duo of Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi competed, eventually taking the gold with a total score of 359.10 points.
【Olympic Focus: Event Highlights】
>>”>Women’s Basketball Recap: Han Xu with 11 points and 7 rebounds, Li Yueru with 8 points and 11 rebounds as the Chinese Women’s Basketball Team loses to Serbia for their second consecutive defeat>>>
>>”>Men’s Singles Table Tennis Round of 16: Wang Chuqin loses 2-4 to Swedish prodigy Moregard, failing to advance to the round of 16>>>
>>”>Women’s Singles Tennis Quarterfinals: Zheng Qinwen comes back from behind with a 2-1 victory over German veteran Kerber, advancing to the semifinals>>>
>>”>Men’s Basketball Recap: LeBron James scores 12 points & Durant scores 14 points while Curry shoots 1 out of 9 as the US beats South Sudan for their second consecutive win>>>
>>”>Today’s Olympic Highlights: Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team faces France, Athletics events officially begin>>>
On August 1st, the 2024 Paris Olympics enter their 6th day of competition after the opening ceremony, with 17 gold medals to be awarded across various sports including athletics, shooting, and swimming.
In the men’s and women’s 20km race walk finals, Chinese athletes Ma Zhenxia, Liu Hong, and Yang Jiayu will compete for the gold. Additionally, in the women’s volleyball preliminary round, the Chinese women’s volleyball team will face off against the host nation, France.