Japan's Ohashi lights up home Asiad with world record
NAGOYA: Japanese wunderkind Shin Ohashi followed in the slipstream of China’s Yu Zidi to become the latest teenage sensation to set the Asian Games pool alight on Thursday, shattering the men’s 200 metres breaststroke world record.
NAGOYA: Japanese teen swimmer Shin Ohashi shattered the men's 200 meters breaststroke world record at the Asian Games on Thursday. Just a day after 13-year-old Yu Zidi claimed three gold medals, Ohashi, 17, set a blistering time of 2:04.83, surpassing China's Qin Haiyang's 2:05.48 from the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka. The world record was Ohashi's goal, and he expressed his happiness at achieving it.
French superstar Leon Marchand views the Japanese prodigy as a serious rival, acknowledging his young age, exceptional coaching, and strong entourage.
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