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Yu Zidi Wins Women’s 200m Butterfly With Games Record

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Yu Zidi Sets Record

Yu Zidi, 13, won gold in the women's 200 m butterfly with a Games record of 2:05.08.
She beat Zhang Yufei's 2:05.57 record by 0.49 seconds.
She finished 3.36 seconds ahead of teammate Chang Mohan, who earned silver in 2:08.44.
Yu improved her personal best by 0.9 seconds, having swum 2:05.71 in March.

Summary

China Leads Delegation

China fielded 815 athletes in 38 sports, the largest delegation at the Nagoya Games.
The renovated Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium hosted the opening and will host the closing ceremony.
Organizers placed athletes in temporary container huts, hotels and the cruise ship Costa Serena, drawing criticism.
Some teams experienced transport failures, leaving athletes stranded at the airport and missing practice sessions.

History

Historical Context

In 2008 Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics, where the Chinese Olympic Committee sent a record 639 athletes to compete in all 28 sports and won 100 medals. That massive team marked the start of a policy of ever-larger squads, a pattern China is repeating with a sizable delegation to the 2024 Nagoya Asian Games. The strategy reflects Beijing’s long-term push for regional sporting dominance.

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Yu Zidi Sets Record

Yu Zidi, 13, won gold in the women's 200 m butterfly with a Games record of 2:05.08.
She beat Zhang Yufei's 2:05.57 record by 0.49 seconds.
She finished 3.36 seconds ahead of teammate Chang Mohan, who earned silver in 2:08.44.
Yu improved her personal best by 0.9 seconds, having swum 2:05.71 in March.

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