Ohashi breaks world record in 200m breaststroke
History was made at the Asian Games in Japan on Thursday as Japanese swimmer Shin Ohashi shattered the world record in the men’s 200m breaststroke by more than half a second to claim gold. The 17-year-old Japanese swimmer touched the wall in a remarkable two minutes 4.83 seconds, finishing almost four seconds ahead of silver medallist Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan. The previous world record of…
Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi made history at the Asian Games in Japan by breaking the world record in the men’s 200m breaststroke. The 17-year-old clocked a time of two minutes 4.83 seconds, surpassing the previous record of two minutes 5.48 seconds set by his teammate Qin Haiyang at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. Ohashi's victory was followed closely by silver medallist Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan, who finished nearly four seconds behind.
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