HONG KONG — A 12-year-old Chinese swimmer has become a global sensation with her history-making times, even as observers and fans back home caution against overhyping the young athlete. On Thursday, ...

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Yu Xiaofeng leaps as she jumps into a pool carved from ice on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ...

PARIS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - China took the top position in the team artistic swimming event at the Paris Olympics on Monday after delivering a fast-paced technical routine that was scored well above ...

PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - A doping row involving Chinese athletes may prove a tinderbox at the Olympic swimming meet where the United States face the biggest challenge to their reign in decades from ...

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — China took gold in the artistic swimming team event Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics, with the United States getting silver and Spain taking bronze. China dominated in ...

Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. Texture of China flag in the pool, water. Splashes. Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. When China unveiled its roster ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Within 72 hours of the start of the Paris Olympics, star Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei had already climbed the champions’ podium twice. The former gold medalist won two bronzes as ...