Japan's Hojo secures first gold at Asian Games as Yu shines in swimming heats

Thirteen-year-old swimming star Yu Zidi claims a dominant victory in the 400m individual medley to complete a hat-trick of gold medals at the Asian Games.

Thirteen-year-old swimming star Yu Zidi claims a dominant victory in the 400m individual medley to complete a hat-trick of gold medals at the Asian Games.

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.

China added four more gold medals on Tuesday in swimming, giving the powerful team 15 in 20 events over the first three days in the pool at the Asian Games. Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi did not swim on Tuesday after winning gold the first two days in the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 individual medley. China won 28 gold medals in swimming three years ago at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and seems on target to break that mark.

Thirteen-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi continues her record-breaking exploits at the Asian Games by winning gold in the 200m individual medley.

Thirteen-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi continues her record-breaking exploits at the Asian Games by winning gold in the 200m individual medley.

Yu Zidi just missed Summer McIntosh's world record.

Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old Chinese swimmer, on Monday won her second gold medal at the Asian Games as she points to much larger things at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years and a showdown with Canadian Summer McIntosh. Yu took the 200-meter individual medley in 2 minutes, 6.10 seconds. Yu also won the 200 butterfly on Sunday, and she'll swim the 400 IM later in the week.

China's 13-year-old sensation Yu Zidi is "exciting for the swimming world" and part of the sport's trend towards younger athletes, Hong Kong's multiple Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey said on Monday.Haughey, a four-time Olympic medallist, said it is part of a wider trend in swimming.

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi wins the first major title of her young career – but says her performance was ‘only so-so’ The 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi set an Asian Games record as she scorched to gold on Sunday’s first full day of competition. The schoolgirl, who turns 14 next month, took the women’s 200m butterfly crown in a Games-record 2min 05.08sec. Continue reading...

China’s Yu Zidi, 13, wins a record‑breaking 200m women’s butterfly gold at the Asian Games in Tokyo.

China’s Yu Zidi, 13, wins a record‑breaking 200m women’s butterfly gold at the Asian Games in Tokyo.

Led by 13-year-old Yu Zidi, China dominated the first day of swimming at the Asian Games with Yu and defending Olympic champion Pan Zhanle taking gold. Yu easily won the 200-meter butterfly on Sunday at the Olympic pool in Tokyo, and Pan took the 100 free, where he holds the world record (46.40 seconds) set two years ago in Paris.

The first gold medal of the 20th Asian Games was won on Sunday by host nation Japan as a 13-year-old swimmer from China started in blistering form on the opening day of the multisports extravaganza.Even the rain held off, and I was in top form right up until I stood on the starting line," added Hojo, who also won the Asian Games test triathlon a year ago on the same course.