Shanghai swimmer Tang Qianting secures silver at Paris Olympics
Tang Qianting during the victory ceremony for women's 100m breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. [Photo/IC]
Shanghai swimmer Tang Qianting won silver in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. It is the first medal won by a Shanghai athlete in the Paris Olympics. Tang clocked 1:05.54 in the final, with Tatjiana Smith of South Africa winning gold.
Another Chinese swimmer Xu Jiayu won silver at men's 100m backstroke with a time of 52.32 seconds, while world record holder Thomas Ceccon of Italy got to the wall first.
On the same night, Team China won silver at the men's team gymnastics final, with Japan claiming gold.
Tang Qianting competes during the 100m breaststroke final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. [Photo/IC]
Tang Qianting dives into the water during the 100m breaststroke final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. [Photo/IC]
China's Xu Jiayu (left) poses for a photo during the victory ceremony for men's 100m backstroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. [Photo/IC]
Xu Jiayu competes during the 100m backstroke final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. [Photo/IC]
Xu Jiayu (right) competes during the 100m backstroke final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 29. [Photo/IC]
Team China wins silver in the men's team gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 29. [Photo/IC]
China's Liu Yang cuts a dejected figure after the competition of the men's team gymnastics final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 29. [Photo/IC]
Source: CCTV