{"id":654870,"date":"2026-10-05T16:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=654870"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:25:25","slug":"yu-zidi-named-female-mvp-of-asian-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yu-zidi-named-female-mvp-of-asian-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Yu Zidi Named Female MVP of Asian Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yu Zidi Named Female MVP of Asian Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi<\/strong> was named the female MVP of the Asian Games, which wrapped up over the weekend in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.<\/p>\n

Yu was joined by Thailand track and field athlete Puripol Boonson,<\/strong> the male athlete of the Games. The awards were given by the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee (AINAGOC) on Sunday<\/a>, recognizing the two top athletes at the 43-sport, Olympic style event for 45 Asian nations.<\/p>\n

Yu, who will turn 14 on Oct. 16, is the youngest woman ever to win the award. She won gold medals<\/a> in the 200 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 400 individual medley. She set an Asian record and World Junior record in the 200 IM.<\/p>\n