China's 13-year-old Yu cruises as Asian Games swimming begins
- TOKYO: China's 13-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle cruised through their heats on Sunday (Sep 20) as swimming got underway on the opening day of the Asian Games.
- Yu became the youngest swimming world championships medallist in history last year when she won bronze as a 12-year-old as part of China's 4x200m freestyle relay team.
- She also finished a whisker outside the medals in fourth in three world individual events.
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- TOKYO: China's 13-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle cruised through their heats on Sunday (Sep 20) as swimming got underway on the opening day of the Asian Games.
- Yu became the youngest swimming world championships medallist in history last year when she won bronze as a 12-year-old as part of China's 4x200m freestyle relay team.
- She also finished a whisker outside the medals in fourth in three world individual events.
Sources: CNA