Who were the top teen athletes at the Asian Games?

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Teenage athletes have headlined some of the biggest Asian Games triumphs, leading their countries to historic gold medals, breaking records and cementing their legacy as formidable forces in the field.Far from being intimidated by competitors double or triple their age, these schoolchildren remained cool and unfazed as they cruised to gold at their Asian Games debut.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4How a comedy of errors ‘ruined everything’ for athletes at the Asian Gameslist 2 of 4China swimmer makes Asian Games history as Thai sprinter wins track 100mlist 3 of 4Malaysia’s Ng, Sivasangari book 2028 Olympics berth with Asian Games goldlist 4 of 4Asian Games: Rumesh Pathirage wins javelin gold, Arshad Nadeem is fourthend of listMany are already familiar with the pressure and expectations of the world stage and have dominated their sport all season.Al Jazeera Sport looks at some of the stars who left their mark in Japan:Yu Zidi, 13China: Swimming At just 13, Yu was named female Most Valuable Player (MVP), as she bagged three gold medals and broke as many Asian Games records in a fairytale debut.The schoolgirl stormed to victory in the women’s 200m butterfly, 200m and 400...

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