Young champion on block again
China Daily | Updated: 2010-11-21 08:50
Although he won a relay gold medal and two bronze at the Asian Games, China's world champion swimmer Zhang Lin under-performed in the Guangzhou pool.
Considered one of China's most recent sports icons, Zhang failed to fulfill the high expectation piled upon him before the games, at which he finished fifth in the men's 200m freestyle and claimed bronze medals in the 400m and 1,500m races.
His highly anticipated clash with archrival Park Tae-hwan of the Republic of Korea fizzled as Park finished ahead of him in each matchup.
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