Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei has retained her Asian Games title in the women's 50m butterfly, 新华网客户端 reports. The successful defence of her crown was reported on Friday, 25 September 2026.
The result adds another gold to China's medal haul in the pool at the Games. 新华网客户端 carried the news under its Asian Games coverage, and the outcome was also reported by other Chinese outlets, including finance.sina.cn and thepaper.cn, which likewise stated that Zhang had taken the women's 50m butterfly title.
Zhang's win was one of several Chinese successes in butterfly events at the meet. According to 新华网, Yu Yiting won gold in the women's 100m butterfly, and 新华网 also reported on the final of the men's 100m butterfly.
No further details of Zhang's race, including her time or the margins over her rivals, were included in the material available.
The Asian Games swimming programme continues, with further finals still to be decided.
