Blame me: ‘golden girl’ Fu Yuanhui takes responsibility for poor relay result capping a paltry return in the pool for China

China’s latest Olympic sweetheart Fu Yuanhui blamed herself for not leading her teammates to the medal podium in the women’s 4x100 medley relay, as Team China concluded their swimming events in Rio with just one gold, down from five at the London Olympics.

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“I did not swim well today. I swam very slowly. I really did not show what I should have shown in my individual race,” said Fu, who won bronze in 100m backstroke earlier this week.

“Maybe I was not lucky today.”

Teammate Shi Jinglin, who won bronze in 200m breaststroke, said her teammates have tried their very best.

“I have no regrets. Everyone has done their very best. But I am disappointed with myself,” she said. “It has been an honour to swim with the best swimmers in the world here.”

The US clinched gold with a time of 3:53.14. Australia won silver, clocking 3:55.00 while Denmark came in third with a time of 3:55.01.