12-year-old Chinese Yu Zidi has become a sensation in the World Championship after losing the podium with only 0.06 seconds in the individual women’s medal in Singapore on Monday, but she was keen to not catch the hype.

Yu, who shaved for a second her personal best to finish in two minutes of 9.21 seconds, received high praise from other competitors, but said she was focusing solely on her training.

“I will try to get into the podium. But I feel like this is probably impossible. Still, I want to give a shot. I was a short step today, so I will continue to work hard,” Yu told cctv.

American silver medal Alex Walsh said YU has a bright future.

“She is definitely talented phenomenal at such a young age, and I think it will be interesting to see how she meets this and translates it into future grades,” Walsh said.

With the media comparing it with savages like the wine of Canada, Mcintosh, who claimed gold in the race, Yu shook his head when asked if it was a genius.

“Not really. All is thanks to hard training,” She said.

Yu is set to compete in the 200 -meter butterfly on Wednesday, with the 400 -meter medal to follow Sunday.