This is China’s second gold in swimming at the Paris Olympics, following Pan’s record-setting win last Wednesday.
In China, many social media users saw the Chinese swim team’s historic win in the relay as a resounding vindication.
The hashtag “Pan Zhanle’s stunning reversal” racked up more than 500 million views, as did another hashtag about the relay gold medal.
Pan, who turned 20 on Sunday, called the team gold medal his birthday present.
The Chinese swim team is always the best!”Pan also won fans for his confidence and candidness.
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