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Swimming to look at age rules after 12-year-old makes waves
SINGAPORE: Swimming’s governing body said Wednesday it will “have a look” at its entry rules after Yu Zidi’s participation at the world championships at the age of 12. The Chinese schoolgirl came within 0.06sec of winning a medal on Monday in Singapore and could yet reach the podium, with two of her more favored events to come. American silver medallist Alex Walsh said Yu was “phenomenally talented at such a young age.” But there have also been questions raised about the impact on Yu mentally and physically of high-level training and competing.
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Profile | Who is Yu Zidi, the Chinese 12-year-old making waves at World Aquatics Championships?
Swimmer can make history on Monday as the youngest person to win a medal at an international event since 1936.
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Yu Zidi, la nuotatrice cinese che a 12 anni va in finale ai Mondiali
L'atleta nuota da quando ne ha sei (fu notata da un allenatore mentre giocava in una piscina di un parco divertimenti) e in patria è soprannominata «la bambina d’acciaio»
