[Nagoya AG] '13-Year-Old Swimming Prodigy' Wuzidi and 'Thai Bolt' Bunsorn Named Male and Female MVPs

Organizing Committee Announces Most Valuable Players of the Games
Wuzidi Claims Triple Gold in Individual Swimming Events
Bunsorn Achieves Double Sprint Titles in Track and Field

'13-year-old swimming prodigy' Wuzidi (China) and 'Thai Bolt' Puripol Bunsorn (Thailand) have been selected as the brightest stars of the event.

On October 4, the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee announced that Wuzidi, who won three individual gold medals in swimming, and Bunsorn, who won double gold medals in track sprint events, were each selected as the male and female Most Valuable Players (MVPs) of this Asian Games.

Swimmer Wu Zidi (second from left), who won three gold medals in the individual events, and sprinter Puli Pol Bunson, winner of two gold medals in short-distance races, are taking a commemorative photo after being selected as the male and female MVPs by the organizing committee of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on the 4th. Photo by Yonhap News.

The female MVP, Wuzidi, claimed three gold medals while setting successive new event records in the women's 200-meter butterfly (2:05.08) and the 400-meter individual medley (4:28.56) at this Games.

The male MVP went to Puripol Bunsorn, who made history for Asian sprinting. He dominated the men's 100 meters (9.90 seconds) and 200 meters (19.88 seconds) at this competition.

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