Song Xiaocheng looked at Tang Hao, and the others also looked at Tang Hao. Finally, they all nodded vigorously.

It is obvious that Tang Hao is their backbone now. As long as this backbone is there, they will have the confidence to fight.

This time the Chinese team sent out a lineup mainly composed of young people. The players in the backstroke and breaststroke are Xu Jiayu and Li Xiang, respectively. Both of them are born in the 1990s, not to mention Tang Hao. Among the four, only the butterfly swim is veteran Zhou Jiawei.

To put it nicely, such a lineup is to lead the new with the old, but in fact there is no talent, and they are all mainly training young people.

Before the preliminary round, media from various countries also made an outlook on the results of their respective teams in the relay race.

Fox Sports, a well-known American sports media: We lost to the Australians in the freestyle relay. There is no reason, and there is no reason to lose again in the medley. The 14th gold medal belongs to us.

Australian National Sports: The organizers of China show a very unfriendly side to our country’s swimming team, but just like the freestyle relay, our players will prove in the medley relay that we are the strongest swimming country in the world.

Island Media: In the past World Championships and Olympics, we have won too many bronze and silver medals. This time, our players are at the peak. It is time for us to win this gold medal!

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From the outlook of media from various countries, we can see that they are bound to win this gold medal, especially the island team. These players are the main lineup of the Kyoto Olympics and are at the peak at this time. It is also the first time they have shouted the slogan of winning the championship.

When the teams were training at noon, the absolute core of the island team, the world-famous breaststroke star, won gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke in the Athens Olympics and Kyoto Olympics. Yasuke Kitashima, the world record holder of the men's 200-meter breaststroke, seemed very confident in an interview before the game, admitting that this time, the medley relay was only successful, and the bronze or silver medals were already a failure for them.

What is more worth mentioning is that when the Chinese team reporter asked whether the Chinese team led by Tang Hao would have an impact on them, the world-renowned player's answer also seemed intriguing.

"The Chinese team is the host. They will definitely be able to perform well when playing at home, but our goal this time is a gold medal, and we are confident."

Yasuke Kitashima said it more tactfully, but the implication is that everyone can understand that the Chinese team can indeed perform well at home, but it is limited to this. It is not realistic to have an impact on the island team that is determined to be a gold medal.

After this interview video was released, it soon attracted many netizens' indignation, cursing that the islanders did not respect the Chinese team, but more people chose to remain silent. After all, the island countries' strength in freestyle relay is there, and venting at this time is like a desperate act of jumping over the wall.

It is also in this context that the Chinese team ushered in the group stage of their 4x100 medley relay.

The Chinese team ranked 14th among the 16 teams, and in this group, they ranked second to last in the group.

In this way, their lane is in Lane 7.

In this group of three other eye-catching teams, the French team ranked first in the registration results, they were in the fourth lane, the United States team was in the fifth lane, and the Island team was in the third lane.

Although his strength is limited, it does not hinder the audience's enthusiasm for watching the game. The main reason here is naturally Tang Hao. Just like the other three players of the relay race, as long as Tang Hao is there, everything will have hope.

When the Chinese team members went to the back of the jumping platform for the final warm-up, the audience began to feel restless.

However, this is only limited to the audience. Players from other national teams are doing warm-ups and exchanges. There is a common topic between strong teams and strong teams, and they can cross national boundaries. As for strong teams and weak teams, there is nothing to talk about.

The Chinese team in the corner was in this state at this time. Even the Dutch team in the next lane turned around and communicated with the British team on the other side.

The home team looked at the indescribable silence at this moment.

However, the players did not care about this. The players and the players made the final communication before the game. Although the young players had limited strength, their victory was due to their strong fighting spirit and fighting spirit.

Soon, the referee raided the bell to signal the players to prepare for the competition.

The first player from each team also stood on the jumping platform and then jumped into the swimming pool.

The medley relay race is carried out in sequence: four swimming postures: upward, frog, butterfly and freestyle. The first player in the Chinese team is Xu Jiayu.

Xu Jiayu won fifth place in the 100-meter backstroke in this World Championships, and among the four swimming postures, he was the strongest in addition to Tang Hao.

"Everyone takes your place."

With the electronic prompt sound on the sidelines, the first player in each team grabbed the platform and raised his whole body up.

"Qua!"

With an electronic gunshot, the contestant went into the water with a backwards, dived underwater for a distance, and then started to fetch water forward.

"It's started! Xu Jiayu of the Chinese team started very well. He was behind the island team and the French team, and ranked third among all the players!" As the game began, the live commentator also shouted excitedly.

The top two sticks of the island team are indeed top-notch. The first stick is the world-renowned backstroke player Irie Erasuke. He is the world record holder of the 200-meter backstroke. As the distance continues to increase, his leading advantage is also expanding.

Although the French star Lacour was slightly further away, he still had a great advantage compared to the players behind him. Xu Jiayu tried hard to catch up, but it was indeed difficult to overtake.

After turning 50 meters, the players from the US and British teams began to show their strengths one after another, overtaking Xu Jiayu one after another.

"China team! Come on!"

The audience on the sidelines saw Xu Jiayu falling behind and cheered for him loudly.

The shouts of thousands of people quickly worked. Xu Jiayu tried his best and overtook the British team's famous player Lamb Tanick in the last 10 meters, and was the fourth to touch the wall.

Such performance also attracted a burst of excitement and cheers from the audience. According to this trend, the Chinese team has great hope of entering the finals.

But soon, Li Xiang, who was the second player, explained how weak the Chinese team's breaststroke was.

Although Li Xiang was struggling to catch up, with the recommendation of distance, he fell from fourth to fifth, and then to sixth. After turning 50 meters, he had already fallen to seventh.

This result made the audience vomit blood, but it was no wonder that Li Xiang was not talented at the moment. Li Xiang was the kind of person who was shorter.

In the end, Li Xiang, who tried his best, maintained his seventh position and was the second to last. At this time, the distance between him and the first island team was already close to one position.

The ideal is full, but after the first two games, it turns out that Yasuke Kitashima's words are indeed true, and reality is so cruel.

(To be continued.).
Chapter completed!