13-year-old Chinese swimmer wins first major gold at Asian Games
China’s 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi won her first major gold medal at the Asian Games, smashing the record in the women’s 200m butterfly on Sunday. Read More: https://punchng.com/13-year-old-chinese-swimmer-wins-first-major-gold-at-asian-games/
China's 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi won her first major gold medal at the Asian Games, smashing the record in the women's 200m butterfly on Sunday, according to Punch and Punch Nigeria.
In a separate event, South Korea won gold in the men's modern pentathlon team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, successfully defending its title, as reported by The Korea Times and Yonhap News. The South Korean team, consisting of Jun Woong-tae, Lee Jong-hyeon, and Seo Chang-wan, scored a combined 4,779 points.
The Korean team outscored China with 4,768 points and Kazakhstan with 4,647 points to take the gold medal. Yonhap News and The Korea Times reported that this was South Korea's second consecutive gold medal in the team event.
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