China's swim star, Yu Zidi, 13 wins three golds . But there can be a price to pay for child athletes.
DW · 23 Sep 2026

China's swim star, Yu Zidi, 13 wins three golds . But there can be a price to pay for child athletes.

Three gold medals and three Asian Games records have catapulted China's Yu Zidi, 13, into the sporting spotlight. She is far from the first teen prodigy, but should teens be competing at elite level?


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