When Phelps recovered, he took the initiative to reach out and say hello to Tang Hao, and then gave Tang Hao a hug.

It can be seen that after such a fierce battle, his attitude towards Tang Hao changed again.

The contestants on both sides of the swimming lanes came to congratulate them.

Climbing up from the swimming pool, Phelps took the initiative to put Tang Hao on his shoulder, and then waved to the audience with his other hand amid the audience's whistle.

As he walked towards the passage, Phelps and Tang Hao were immediately blocked by reporters.

"Tang, share with us your mood at this moment."

"Michael, have you ever thought of a draw with Don?"

"Don, Michael, do you have anything to say about each other's performance?"

The reporter's question was immediately thrown over.

Phelps obviously had something to say at this moment, leaned forward a little and said with a little excitement: "I think I want to take back what I said before the game. Tang is the strongest player I have ever fought against. If I lose this game, I think it is normal. Of course, sharing is a very happy thing."

Phelps' words surprised the reporters.

"Michael, did you admit that Don is stronger than you?" the reporter asked immediately.

"Yes, he will have a better career than me. He is only 20 years old and he will become a unique player in the swimming world." After this 200-meter butterfly swim, Tang Hao's praise for Tang Hao reached a peak.

"You mean, will you give up in the subsequent game?" The reporter asked excitedly as if he had seized a certain explosive point.

"No, why should I give up? Wouldn't stronger opponents make people more fighting spirit?" Phelps asked the reporter, and then said to himself, "I am very much looking forward to the next 100-meter butterfly match. I will show my best form. It will be a more exciting game."

When he walked back to the passage after the interview, Shen Qing rushed up like an excited child and gave Tang Hao a big bear hug.

Tang Hao was also shocked and almost threw his coach away.

Although he tied with Phelps, he had already won the gold medal. Tang Hao achieved the success that Phelps had never achieved. He won two Olympic gold medals in swimming styles, which is a landmark milestone for the Chinese swimming scene and even the world swimming scene.

After returning to the locker room and changing into clothes, Tang Hao, Phelps and LeClose returned to the swimming pool in a well-dressed manner. Facing the audience's shocking cheers, they prepared to attend the award ceremony for the 200-meter butterfly.

Tang Hao waved his hand to signal to the audience, but at this moment, he glanced at something was wrong on the flagpole from the outskirts.

Because it is a tie-to-ceiling champion, in theory, there should be two side-to-ceiling flags, but now, there are two side-to-side flags, but now, in the middle, China's five-star red flag is directly hung on the lower part of the American flag, and its position is even lower than that of South Africa on the right.

Seeing this scene, Tang Hao's smile froze on the spot. He said nothing, but turned around and walked back to the locker room.

This scene happened so suddenly that the audience hadn't reacted to what was going on. They all looked at Tang Hao who was heading back with a confused look on their faces.

Even Phelps and LeClose were stunned.

"Tang! What happened?!" Phelps shouted, Tang Hao and Tang Hao walked straight back to the passage without hesitation.

When he saw Tang Hao leaving, the on-site staff realized that there was one less champion and he immediately chased him to the locker room.

There was a lot of discussion at the scene. Tang Hao performed well in the game and left a pretty good impression on people outside the court. However, no one expected this scene to happen before the award ceremony. They all looked at the entrance of the passage with doubt, looking forward to the staff coming out with Tang Hao.

1 minute.

2 minutes.

Three minutes passed, and Tang Hao had not come back yet.

At this time, the people from the Olympic Organizing Committee on the sidelines could not sit still. There was one less champion, and the award ceremony was just a big deal!

After a while of exchange, London Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Sebastian Co, walked towards the passage directly accompanied by his deputy.

They walked straight to the locker room of the Chinese team.

"What happened?" After Bastian entered, he saw the staff member standing there with a helpless look on his face and immediately questioned.

"Tang refused to attend the flag-raising ceremony." The staff member looked at Tang Hao helplessly.

Bastian frowned and looked at Tang Hao, then walked over and said, "Tang, the flag-raising ceremony is about to begin, why are you still staying here?"

The first words Bastian said made Tang Hao uncomfortable. He was unhappy at first, so he looked up at Batisian and said lightly: "I refuse."

"Reject, why?" Batisian asked.

"That's not the way the national flag should be hung." Tang Hao's answer was also quite straightforward.

"Hang..." Batisian immediately knew what Tang Hao was talking about.

After knowing the reason, he immediately said: "The national flag is not wrong. The national flags of the Chinese team and the American team are both hung in the center. There is no runner-up in this game, so there is nothing wrong with the runner-up flagpole being empty."

"Is that right? Are you talking about that?" Tang Hao pointed to the broadcast LED TV at this time.

At the scene, the rest of the Chinese swimming team had already realized that the national flag was wrong and argued with the staff who were staying at the scene. The cameraman also gave the camera the first shot to the flagpole flying the national flag.

Batisian looked embarrassed, but he immediately explained: "Theoretically, when sharing medals, the two national flags should be of the same height, but when the flagpole is not long enough, it is allowed to be placed upright."

Tang Hao sneered, obviously sneering at Batisian's explanation.

Batisian's face turned cold and continued, "The first letter of the United States team in the country is 'a', and the Chinese team is 'c'. According to the order, the American team's flag should be directly above, and the first letter of Phelps is 'f', you are 't', and even by the player's name, the American team's flag should be above."

Tang Hao sneered again, then looked at the chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee with an idiot: "What do you mean is that if this flagpole is not enough, it is not your Olympic Organizing Committee's business?"

Batisian was choked by Tang Hao's words for a moment. It was obvious that it was a major fault for the Olympic Organizing Committee to not consider the possible tie-up situations that the players might have.

"You really don't want to attend the awards ceremony?" Batis Ang said angrily.

"Unless you get the national flag, I refuse to attend." Tang Hao's attitude was also quite firm.

"Okay! OK!" Batisian was furious and then turned around and left.

The staff member left behind, looked at Tang Hao, and then looked at Batisian who left. He was not leaving, nor was he staying.
Chapter completed!