Tao Li of Singapore won the women's 50m butterfly gold medal on Thursday, the first swimming gold for Singapore at the 16th Asian Games.

Tao Li outsprinted Yuka Kato of Japan and Lu Ying of China for the title at 26.10. Kato ranked second at 26.27 while Lu Ying came home third in 26.29.

(Xinhua News Agency November 18, 2010)