China’s swimming prodigy Yu Zidi bags third gold in Asian Games record

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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The 13-year-old beat the previous 400m Asian Games record, set by China’s Ye Shiwen in 2014, by about 4.5 seconds.

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  • The 13-year-old beat the previous 400m Asian Games record, set by China’s Ye Shiwen in 2014, by about 4.5 seconds.
  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:50:43 UTC.

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