South Korea's swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo walks off the field after the men's 100m freestyle semifinals at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall in Fukuoka, Japan, 섯다Saturday afternoon. 

A Chinese media outlet has tipped Chinese swimmer Fan Zhanle, 19, to be the biggest star of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and named Hwang Sun-woo, 20, of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, as a rival he must overcome to do so.

"China's rising star Fan Zhanle is the 'reserve star' of the Asian Games," Chinese media outlet Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

In fact, Fan Zhanle has been dubbed the "next Sun Yang" by Chinese fans and could become a national hero if he performs well at the Games in Anbang.

Fan Zhanle of China leaves the pool after competing in the men's 200m freestyle semifinal during the men's swimming competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships at the Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan, 카지노사이트랭크Thursday afternoon. 

"Fan Zhanle broke the Asian record in the men's 100-meter freestyle twice this year," Xinhua said, adding that "his biggest rival will be South Korea's Hwang Sun-woo when he tries to defend his honor."

Hwang has a best time of 47.56 in the 100-meter freestyle, behind Panzaner's 47.22.

But in the 200-meter freestyle, Hwang has the edge. Hwang won a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in July with a Korean record of 1:44.42. Panzaner, on the other hand, didn't even make the final with a time of 1:46.05.

Until last year, Hwang was unrivaled in Asia in both the 100m and 200m freestyle. But while the event was postponed for a year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 온라인섯다Pan Zhan'er surged to formidable form.

South Korea's swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo celebrates with Great Britain's Matthew Richards (gold) and Tom Dean (silver) after winning bronze in the men's 200m freestyle final at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships at Fukuoka Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall on Friday afternoon in Fukuoka, Japan. 

The two swimmers, who will be going for the 100-200m freestyle gold medal side by side at the Asian Games, will need to outdo each other in their respective events to achieve their goal.

At the same age, they are rivals and fierce competitors, but they are also close enough to be the first to greet each other after a race.

"He's a nice, cute guy," says Hwang. I've seen him so often that I've gotten to know him quite well," says Huang. "His good performance inspires me. I'm working hard to catch up with his record, so please give him a lot of support."

After the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Pan Zhan'er said, "I have a good friendship with Hwang Sun-woo first. Then we are competitors," he laughed, adding, "I look forward to a good fight at the Asian Games." 고스톱