Yu Zidi wins second gold as doping case surfaces at Asian Games
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 21, 2026, 11:09 AM
Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Schoolgirl swimmer Yu Zidi claimed her second gold medal at the Asian Games on September 21, recording the fastest time in the world this year in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:06.10. Meanwhile, a doping case emerged as Thai badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh tested positive for the banned substance furosemide and has been provisionally suspended. This incident marks the first doping case identified at the Nagoya-Aichi Games. In other events, Japan's Shin Ohashi and China's Dong Zhihao shared gold in the men's 100m breaststroke, while Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey successfully defended her women's 200m freestyle title.
- •Yu Zidi wins gold in 200m individual medley at Asian Games.
- •Yu's time is only 0.40 seconds off the world record.
- •Pitchamon Opatniputh's doping case marks a first at this year's Games.
- •Ohashi and Dong share gold in the men's 100m breaststroke.
- •Haughey defends her title in the women's 200m freestyle.
- 11:09 AMYahoo Sports — Schoolgirl Yu scorches to second gold as doping case rocks Games
"Schoolgirl swimmer Yu Zidi won her second gold of the Asian Games on Monday with the fastest time in the world this year, while a teenage badminton player became the first doping case.Thailand's talented young women's badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh became the first known doping case of the Nagoya-Aichi Games.
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