Chinese swimming prodigy Yu Tzu-di and Thai sprinter Bunson selected as Asian Games MVP

(Nagoya = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = ‘13-year-old swimming prodigy’ Yu Tzu-di (China) and ‘Thai Bolt’ Puripol Bunson (20, Thailand) stood out as the brightest stars of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The Games Organizing Committee announced on the 4th that it had selected Wi Tzu-di, who won three individual swimming gold medals, and Bun Son, who won two gold medals in the track and field sprint, as the men's and women's best players (MVPs) of this Asian Games.

The honor of female MVP went to Yu Zidi, a 13-year-old girl from China who is shaking up the world swimming world.

Witzidi won three gold medals in this competition, setting new records one after another in the women's 200m butterfly (2:05.08) and 400m individual medley (4:28.56).

He set the milestone of becoming the youngest medalist ever by winning a bronze medal at the 2025 Singapore World Championships at the age of 12, and has repeatedly proven himself as Asia's best talent by winning the MVP award at the Asian Games.

The men's MVP was won by Puripol Bunson, who made new history in Asian track and field sprinting.

Bunson, nicknamed 'Thai Bolt' in reference to track and field legend Usain Bolt, won the men's 100m and 200m races at this event.

In the men's 100m final, he stood on the highest podium with an Asian Games competition record of 9.90 seconds, and in the subsequent 200m final, he crossed the finish line in 19.88 seconds and won, setting an Asian record.

Bunson, who dominated the track with overwhelming speed, perfectly demonstrated his competitiveness that can be used on the world stage, showing off the might of Asia's best sprinter.