Yu Zidi sets Asian Games record in 200m butterfly
On the first full day of the 20th Asian Games, 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi won the women's 200m butterfly in a Games record 2 minutes 05.08 seconds, her first major title and a sign of rising young talent less than two years before the Los Angeles Olympics. Japan took the event's first gold when Takumi Hojo won the men's triathlon and qualified for Los Angeles. China dominated the swimming session, winning six of seven titles. Organisers face logistical strain and weather threats: the Games used temporary housing instead of an athletes' village, and Typhoon Dujuan forced at least one venue closure and schedule delays.
Yu Zidi won the 200m butterfly in a Games-record 2:05.08.
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The Asian Games opened recently with competitions across multiple cities. Organisers did not build a traditional athletes' village and used temporary huts and other housing. A typhoon is due to hit and has already delayed some events.
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