Surprising scenes at the planet Swimming Championships in Singapore. The Chinese Yu Zidi twice placed 4th in the changing and butterfly kind races. The thing is, the player has... 12 years.
The Chinese swimmer competes in the championships legally. Under current rules, players must be over 14 years old or meet certain requirements. Yu Zidi meets the second condition.
The swimmer's rivals pay attention to her young age: “I tried not to focus on her besides much due to the fact that I am annoyed that I am losing to a girl 10 years younger than me,” says French swimmer Lilou Ressencourt quoted by PAP, who succumbed to Yu Zidi in the semifinal.
Controversy awakens both the young age of the swimmer and her results. In China it is called “a steel girl”. In May, at the China Championships, she obtained a consequence that would give her 4th place at the Paris Olympics.
Activists pay attention to the possibly harmful impact of force from trainers, fans and media on specified a young person. There is besides talk of suspected usage of doping by Chinese swimmers.
