The 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi set an Asian Games record as she scorched to gold on Sunday’s first full day of competition.
Yu became the youngest medallist in swimming world championships history last year when she took home relay bronze aged 12.
The Games were officially opened on Saturday by Emperor Naruhito.
The International Olympic Committee president, Kirsty Coventry, called the temporary huts “beautiful” on Sunday after looking around – but said they were “a little tighter” than similar accommodation at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics this year.
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The schoolgirl took the women’s 200m butterfly crown in a Games-record 2min 05.08sec.
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Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi wins the first title of her young career – but says her performance was ‘only so-so’.
The 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi set an Asian Games record as she scorched to gold on Sunday’s first full day of competition.
The schoolgirl took the women’s 200m butterfly crown in a Games-record 2min 05.08sec.
“It was only so-so,” a smiling Yu said after receiving her medal.
Yu became the youngest medallist in swimming world championships history last year when she took home relay bronze aged 12.
Swimming is one of three sports at the Games taking place in Tokyo, where a typhoon is due to blow in, with the rest of the Games unfolding in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture.
The Games were officially opened on Saturday by Emperor Naruhito.
For the next two weeks, athletes will compete in more than 40 sports before closing on 4 October.
The Games has 2028 Olympics places up for grabs but have been dogged by a series of problems in the buildup.
The International Olympic Committee president, Kirsty Coventry, called the temporary huts “beautiful” on Sunday after looking around – but said they were “a little tighter” than similar accommodation at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics this year.
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