Zhang fires Olympic warning as China narrowly miss 4x100m mixed medley relay world record at Hangzhou Asian Games

Gold medallist China's Zhang Yufei celebrates on the podium during the medals ceremony for the women's 100m butterfly swimming event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. - AFP

HANGZHOU: Zhang Yufei blasted the fastest time of the year Wednesday to win Asian Games 100m butterfly gold and bolster her status as a favourite for the Paris Olympics.

On another strong evening in the pool in Hangzhou for the hosts, she then helped China to come within a whisker of shattering the 4x100m mixed medley relay world record.