Yu Zidi: China's 13-year-old swimming sensation wins third gold at Asian Games
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Key Points:
- Thirteen-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi won the 400m individual medley at the Asian Games, setting a new Games record of 4:28.56 and completing a hat-trick of gold medals.
- Yu's time broke the previous record from 2014 by nearly 4.5 seconds and ranks as the fourth fastest globally this year, second only to Canada's Summer McIntosh.
- Yu also won gold in the 200m butterfly and 200m individual medley, both in Games record times, and is considered a strong contender for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- North Korea's Ri Song Gum secured her third Asian Games gold in the women's 49kg weightlifting category by breaking three world records, lifting a total of 215kg.
- Ri set new world records with a 94kg snatch, a 121kg clean-and-jerk, and a combined total 4kg higher than the previous best, expressing pride in her achievement.
