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• TOKYO–China’s 13-year-old prodigy Yu Zidi and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle cruised through their heats Sunday as swimming got underway on the opening day of the Asian Games 2026. Yu became the youngest swimming world championships medalist in history last year...S1
• China's 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi warned she could go even faster after smashing an Asian Games record to win gold in Japan.S2
• Led by 13-year-old Yu Zidi, China dominated the first day of swimming at the Asian Games with Yu and defending Olympic champion Pan Zhanle taking gold. Yu easily won the 200-meter butterfly on Sunday at the Olympic pool in Tokyo, and Pan took the 100 free, whe...S3
• Japan's Emperor Naruhito declared the 20th Asian Games open on Saturday, as athletes compete in more than 40 sports including regional favourites like sepak takraw and kabaddi.S4
• Yu Zidi’s time in winning her first major gold medal was 3.36sec faster than China’s Chang Mohan, who took the silverS5