The king and queen have been selected - Chinese superstar swimmers Zhang and Qin named Asian Games MVPs


Olympic champion Zhang Yufei collected a leading six gold medals after winning the 50, 100 and 200m butterfly, 50m freestyle and two relays at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

HANGZHOU, China (AFP): Chinese swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were named the top athletes of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday and then pledged to use their awards as inspiration for the Paris Olympics.

The multi-sports event usually names just one most valuable player, but this time there were separate men's and women's awards.

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