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Lin Xiyu of China earned the women’s golf bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, by battling back to claim third place in the final round on Saturday.
After becoming the second Chinese golfer to clinch an Olympic medal following Feng Shanshan at Rio 2016, Lin said she was satisfied with her performance in Paris.
“I feel quite amazing. I know I had a chance today, but I know it’s going to be a very tough battle,” Lin told CGTN Sports Scene’s Jiang Mengxi. “And I didn’t have the best start I’m asking for. So I’m very proud of myself the way I fought back at the end. It’s good enough to win a medal and that’s even better. So I am very overwhelming right now.”
Lin climbed four places over the last 18 holes and said her secret was staying consistent despite a slow start.
“I was a little disappointed when I see so far back,” Lin said. “But then I said to myself, I’ve been playing very consistent this week and I think at the back nine, the consistency is going to be a very good weapon. So I just need to keep doing what I’ve been doing. And, and also I stopped looking at the scoreboard. I just wanted to play my own golf. I have a good game plan, and then I executed it really well and then it ended up good enough to give me a medal.”
She also revealed that she learned a lot from Feng and said the two had a memorable conversation before Lin departed for Paris.
