The first coach of Qin Haiyang, one of the four Chinese swimmers who won the men's 4 x 100m medley relay of swimming at Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was overwhelmed by tears of excitement as she watched the competition's live stream in Shanghai on Monday.
Audience of the live stream, made up by the gold medalists' coaches and relatives, cheered for the athletes' excellent performance with the excitement reaching a high at the point when the team topped the competition ranking.
Zhao Fei, the first coach of Qin Haiyang, burst into tears at the team's success.
"The most exciting part is his rebound. It is fantastic. I think it is just like our lives, which are not always smooth. Today, what I have seen is four heroes who won the honor for our country by winning the gold medal. I am really excited," said Zhao.
The Chinese quartet of Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle won the men's 4 x100m medley relay final, the second swimming gold of China in the ongoing Paris Olympics.
Coach of Chinese Olympic gold medalist swimmer sheds tears at his success
