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Yu Zidi, 13, wins third Asian Games swimming gold in record time
September 23, 2026 at 04:55 PM
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Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi wins 3rd swimming gold at Asian Games
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
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China’s swimming prodigy Yu Zidi bags third gold in Asian Games record
(opens the publisher’s site)Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi won her third Asian Games swimming gold on Wednesday, setting a games record in the 400m individual medley.
- Yu Zidi took the women's 400m individual medley in 4:28.56, an Asian Games record that beat Ye Shiwen's 2014 mark by about 4.5 seconds.
- She had previously won the 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley, both in games-record times.
- China won six of seven pool events on Wednesday, raising its total to 21 golds from 27 swimming events.
- The only non-Chinese winner of the day was Japan's Shoon Mitsunaga in the men's 100m butterfly.