Mao Yihan wins 1st medal for China in world junior swimming championships

JERUSALEM, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's 14-year-old prodigy Mao Yihan clinched a silver medal in the women's 800m freestyle race at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel.

Mao clocked in at 8:33.66, marking China's first medal of the tournament.

U.S. swimmer Kayla Han captured the gold with a time of 8:29.66, while Argentina's Agostina Hein finished third, just 0.24 seconds be