Santana stuns with record feat
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BRAZIL’S hopes of producing a winner at the 2014 Rio Olympics began to look plausible yesterday when Matheus Santana won the men’s 100 meters freestyle final at the Youth Games.
His record-breaking swim stunned his rivals and endorsed the theory that the experience of competing in China would help in the moulding of future champions. The 18-year-old Brazilian cruised to victory in 48.25 seconds — a world record for a junior swimmer and faster than Michael Phelps, Olympic champion Nathan Adrian and world champion James Magnussen managed at the Pan Pacific championships on the same day.
Santana won one of nine gold medals decided on the final day of swimming competition. China collected two more golds, including the relay, one of the sport’s new events, to finish at the top of the medals table in the pool, followed by Russia.
In badminton, host China maintained its world domination as Shi Yuqi and He Bingjiao bagged the men’s and women’s singles gold medals respectively.
Top seed Shi defeated compatriot and world junior champion Lin Guipu in straight sets, while He avenged her world junior championships final loss against Japanese Akane Yamaguchi.
“I was so tired by the second game, but I kept thinking about my coach telling me that I had to keep going no matter how tired I am. The crowd’s cheers also helped,” He said after her 22-24 23-21 21-17 victory.
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