Schoolgirl Yu, 13, fastest again in bid for third Asian Games gold
China's 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi went fastest in the heats as she closes in on a hat-trick of Asian Games golds on Wednesday -- and her team-mates say her stunning success is no longer a surprise.Zhang, who won the 10th Asian Games gold of her career this week with China's 4x100m freestyle relay team, said she was "quite shocked" when Yu first burst onto the scene.
Chinese 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi has set a new record as the fastest qualifier in the women's 400m individual medley heats for the upcoming Asian Games in Tokyo. Yu has already secured two gold medals in Tokyo, having broken world records in the 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley events. Teammate Zhang Yufei, an Olympic gold medalist and world champion, has noted that Yu's performance is no longer surprising and that her potential is growing.
Despite her young age, Yu has become a major medal hope for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and her success has garnered significant attention back in China, where her story of being discovered at a water park has gone viral.
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