2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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Caeleb Dressel ke individual events Paris Olympic Games mein khatam ho gaye hain. Night 7 ke shuruaat mein 50 free final mein 6th position pe finish karne ke baad, woh 100 fly semifinal mein 13th overall finish karke short reh gaye. Dressel, jo dono events ke defending champion hain, U.S. Trials mein keh chuke the ki unhe kabhi best time achieve na karne se bhi koi problem nahi hai, unhe har race ke baad apne competitors ko congratulate karte hue dekha gaya. Lekin, 100 butterfly swim ke baad, woh camera ke samne deck par rote hue dekhe gaye, jo moment athlete ke emotional moment ko exploit karne ke liye criticism ka shikar bana.
Phir bhi, 8x Olympic gold medalist Dressel ne apne aap ko sambhala aur reporters se baat ki.
“Tough day at the office,” unhone kaha jab confirm ho gaya ki unhone 13th finish kiya, final berth se lagbhag 0.5-seconds door 100 fly mein.
“Main sach mein iss moment ka maza le raha hoon. Main Olympic Games mein hoon, yeh main kabhi nahi bhoolunga,” Dressel ne kaha. “Main better perform karna chahta hoon, lekin main nahi kar pa raha hoon. Maine faster times ke liye train kiya tha. Main yeh jaanta hoon. Toh, haan. Thoda tough hai, thoda heartbreaking hai. Thoda heartbreaking, for sure.”
“Yeh meri best performance nahi thi,” Dressel ne aage kaha. “Yeh mera best week nahi raha. Mujhe lagta hai mujhe yeh admit karna chahiye. Lekin racing yahan bohot mazedar rahi hai. 50 aur 100 fly ke liye walkout karna, yeh special tha. Main yeh kabhi nahi bhoolna chahta. Main faster hona chahta hoon, obviously.”
Notably, Dressel ne 50 free semifinals (21.58) aur 100 fly prelims (50.83) mein faster times swim kiye the. Agar unhone apna 50 ka time match kiya hota, toh woh Josh Liendo ke saath 4th pe tie karte, lekin unka morning effort 100 fly mein safely 7th position ke liye kaafi hota.
Phir bhi, Dressel ka meet abhi khatam nahi hua hai. Unhe last night ke 4×100 medley relay mein swap kiya jaane ki umeed hai. United States ke prelims squad of Hunter Armstrong, Charlie Swanson, Thomas Heilman, aur Jack Alexy ne 3rd position qualify ki hai. U.S. ne Olympics mein kabhi bhi 4×100 medley relay nahi haara hai. Sirf 1980 Moscow Games, jo U.S. ne boycott kiya tha, iska exception hai.
“Main apna part karoonga,” Dressel ne kaha. “Main relay mein great perform karoonga.”