13-year-old athlete set a historic record by winning a gold medal before LA28

"VAN" (Hemant Kumar Sharma - Aichi-Nagoya, Japan - 21.09.2026) :: On the very first day of the 2026 Asian Games, 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Jidi stunned the world with her spectacular performance. The young athlete—who turns 14 next month—clinched the gold medal in the women's 200m butterfly event, clocking a time of 2 minutes 05.08 seconds and setting a new Asian Games record. This marks the first major international title of her career, coming just two years ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. After winning the medal, a smiling Yu Jidi humbly remarked that her performance was "just okay."
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