According to early morning news on August 5, Beijing time, the 2013 Barcelona World Swimming Championships came to a successful conclusion today. Sun Yang won the Best Male Athlete Award, and 16-year-old American player Ledecky won the Best Female Athlete Award. Sun Yang was under a lot of pressure before this World Championships, and his training was not very systematic. However, after coming to this World Championships, Sun Yang turned all the unfavorable factors into motivation to keep moving forward in the swimming pool. , won consecutive gold medals in the men's 400-meter, 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle events. In the men's 4X200-meter freestyle relay final, Sun Yang launched a desperate pursuit in the last leg, and finally helped the Chinese team win a precious gold medal. bronze medal. Sun Yang looked very happy after receiving the award: "I am even happier than winning the gold medal, because this is the first time I have won this award. I think this is an affirmation of Chinese swimming and myself. Thank you to my family and coach, and of course There are many people who need to thank me. Without you, I would not be where I am today." When asked what this award means to him, Sun Yang replied: "I dreamed of winning this award in Shanghai two years ago. I never thought that I would realize my dream in Barcelona two years later. I will continue to work hard to achieve more miracles and bring more honors to Chinese swimming.
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