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Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has bid a farewell to Rio after his surprise elimination from the men's 1,500m freestyle preliminary competitions.
在男子1500米自由泳比赛预赛中爆冷出局之后，中国游泳运动员孙杨已经正式告别了里约。
The London gold medalist in the event clocked 15 minutes 1.97 seconds on Friday. It was more than 30 seconds slower than the world record he made four years ago and more than 17 seconds off the pace set by Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri here.
这位伦敦奥运会金牌得主在周五的比赛中游出了15分01秒97。这一成绩要比他在四年前创造的世界纪录足足慢了30秒，比同组意大利选手格雷戈里奥·帕尔特里涅利要慢了17秒。
Sun said he was struck down by illness after winning the 200m freestyle on Monday and blamed this for today's failure.
孙杨表示，在周一赢下200米自由泳比赛之后，他就遭遇了疾病，并将其归咎于造成今天失败的原因。
"I felt weak and it was difficult to exert strength. Even now, my arms and legs are hard to move. Age may be one factor, but I think I'm still young and there is still room to improve my capability. There had been reports about my withdrawal before the match. So no matter how slow I was today, it's encouraging that I completed it."
他说：“我感觉很疲惫，很难发挥出力量。即使是现在，我的胳膊和腿也很难摆动。年龄可能是一个因素，但是我认为我自己仍然年轻，我还有提升自己的空间。比赛之前有很多关于我要退出的报道。因此无论今天我游得有多慢，我能完成比赛就都是一件令人鼓舞的事情。”
Sun Yang said the failure would drive him to work harder and cited US swimming legend Michael Phelps as a source of inspiration. He also tweeted on his Weibo account, promising a strong comeback four years later in Tokyo.
孙杨表示，这次的失败会鞭策自己更加努力，并且他还引用了美国游泳传奇迈克尔·菲尔普斯的例子作为鼓舞。随后他也在个人微博上承诺，自己会在四年之后的东京王者归来。
