Fans can't get enough of effervescent Fu

TIANJIN - One of the major attractions at the 13th National Games in Tianjin is swimmer Fu Yuanhui, an Olympic and world medalist whose loveable character never disappoints fans.

When Fu climbed out of the pool with a victory in women's 100m backstroke on Saturday night, she was already holding back tears and putting on her signature disarming smile to face a flock of reporters.

Only this time, Fu told a touching story about overcoming hardship after she narrowly missed the 50m backstroke title at July's World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the 21-year-old finished runner-up in 27.15 seconds - 1/100th of a second shy of defending her title.