Yu Hexin

China cleans up at home with 10 golds at Youth Olympic Games, 29 countries earn medals

Hosting the second-ever Youth Olympic Games, China dominated the medal count, hitting double digits with 10 golds and 17 total medals.

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2014 Youth Olympics: Day 6 Finals Live Recap, Multiple Junior World Records Tumble On Final Day

Follow along for live updates from the final session of the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.

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Yu and Santana Tied With Top Time In The 100 Freestyle

Yu Hexin and Matheus Santana put up identical times of 50.15 in the prelims of the boys 100 freestyle in Nanjing…

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6 Thoughts From Day 3 at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games: Yu and Shen Have ‘Staying Power’ for China

The Chinese swimmers are once again dominating the swimming at the second edition of the Youth Olympic Games, led mainly…

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Yu Hexin Re-Breaks World Junior Record in 50 Free

China’s Yu Hexin has re-broken his own Junior World Record in the boys’ 50 meter freestyle, though he just missed becoming…

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Medal Count: 2014 Youth Olympic Games – China accelerates away on day 3, big session for Italy

Now three days in to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, the host nation has started to put some distance between itself and the competition. China picked up a pair of gold medals on night 3 to double its total

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6 big things from day 3 at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games

It’s been a meet of close finishes in Nanjing, with two gold medal ties already on the books in three days of racing.

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China’s Yu Hexin Breaks Junior World Record in Boys’ 50 Free

China, who has been looking for an elite international male sprinter almost forever, is suddenly making significant headway in that…

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Fu Yuanhui, Ye Shiwen Claim World’s Fastest Swims At Chinese Spring Nationals: Day 3

Ye Shiwen won the women’s 400 IM with a new world leading time, two seconds faster than anyone else in the world this year, at the Chinese Spring National Championships.

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