Day 2 of the World Junior Swimming Championships: Yang Peiqi wins gold in the women's 800m freestyle, while Xu Haibo claims silver in the men's 200m freestyle.

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Day 2 of the World Junior Swimming Championships: Yang Peiqi wins gold in the women's 800m freestyle, while Xu Haibo claims silver in the men's 200m freestyle.

On the evening of August 20, Beijing time,The second day of medals was decided at the World Junior Swimming Championships.

In the women's 800m freestyle fast group final, Yang Peiqi swam a time of 8:22.93, securing the victory with a significant lead. Argentine athlete Agostina Hein8:26.19 secured second place, as a neutral athleteKsenia Misharina(Ksenia Misharina8:29.50, third place. In the slower group, Yan Xiaoshan finished with 8:35.83, placing her in…Six people.

Men's 200m freestyle final,Xu Haibo set a new personal best, finishing second with a time of 1:46.67 and clinching his second medal of the Youth World Championships this year. Italian athlete Carlos D'Ambrosio) At 1:45.15, he shattered the meet record to claim victory, while Japanese athlete Numa Taiki finished third with a time of 1:46.70.

Women's 200m butterfly final,Gong Zhenqi finished fourth with a time of 2:08.56., just 0.4 seconds behind the third-place finisher.Zhou Xinyang finished 6th in 2:10.04.American athlete Audrey DerivauxAchieved in 2:07.57Champion, neutral competitorFokina Serafima(Fokina Serafima) at 2:07.67Winning the runner-up positionJapanese athlete Ishizuka Umi finished third with a time of 2:08.16.

In the men's 200m individual medley final, Xie Yichen swam a time of 1:59.36, setting a new personal best and finishing fourth. Neutral athlete Mikhail ShcherbakovBreaking the meet record with a time of 1:57.25 to claim the gold medal, Japan's Yumeki Kojima finished second in 1:57.32, while fellow Japanese athlete Yorito Numata took home the bronze with a time of 1:57.98.

In the men's 100m breaststroke final, Wang JunTeng finished eighth with a time of 1:00.72. British swimmer Filip Nowacki claimed victory in 59.20 seconds, while Japan's Shin Ohashi, the world youth record holder, took second place with a time of 59.50 seconds. Another British athlete, Max Morgan, also competed in the event.5) Won third place with a time of 59.93 seconds.

In the men's and women's 4x100m mixed medley relay final, Japan claimed gold with a time of 3:45.57, while the U.S. finished second in 3:46.12, and Great Britain took bronze in 3:46.43. China placed seventh with a time of 3:52.30 (Li Jiawei: 1:00.48, Wang Junteng: 1:01.63, Li Taiyu: 53.68, Luo Mingyu: 56.51).

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