Tokyo, Sept 22, 2026 (AFP) - Swimming prodigy Yu, 13, says 'interviews way harder than racing'

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2026-09-22

The 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi has taken the Asian Games by storm, but when it comes to the intense interest in her, she said: "Interviews are way harder than the race." Yu smashed the Games record in winning the women's 200m butterfly on Sunday in Tokyo and then repeated the feat in Monday's 200m individual medley. The schoolgirl's 2min 06.10sec in scorching to victory in the medley was the fastest time in the world this year. She was o......

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