On July 26, Beijing time, the Tokyo Olympic Games continued. In the just concluded men's 100 meter backstroke semi-final, Xu Jiayu of China swam 52 seconds and 94 seconds. Xu Jiayu was the sixth in the semi-final, and he successfully reached the final! In the preliminaries, Xu Jiayu ranked the third and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, he set out on the fifth track. At 50 meters, Xu Jiaer ranked fifth in the parallel group. In the sprint stage, he reached the third position in the group.
Of course, Xu Jiayu ranked sixth in the final, and he successfully advanced to the final. The number one player is Murphy Ryan of the United States, whose time is 52.24 seconds. Although Xu Jiayu was in the sixth place, from our point of view, he really fought. After the men's 100 meter backstroke preliminaries ended yesterday, Xu Jiayu arrived at the end of the race and made a heart to heart movement in front of the camera, but who would have thought that after the race, he had a physical discomfort.
Xu Jiayu's time in the 100m backstroke preliminaries was 52. 70 seconds, which was better than his time in the semi-finals. However, he vomited on the spot after the competition and left in a wheelchair. At that time, Xu Jiayu felt uncomfortable in his stomach after the game. Then he opened his mask and vomited. From the camera, Xu Jiayu was vomiting with a paper cup. It was obvious that he was really uncomfortable.
According to the previous CCTV report, Xu Jiayu had a very serious stomach ulcer before, which, coupled with high-intensity exercise, would naturally cause gastrointestinal reactions, which led to physical discomfort.
It is worth mentioning that if Xu Jiayu recovers in time, he is still very hopeful of winning the gold medal. At the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, Xu Jiayu won the 100 meter backstroke championship, and he is also the Asian record holder of 51.86 seconds. This time at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Xu Jiayu shouldered the heavy responsibility of gold rush!