Ohashi smashes 200m breaststroke world record for Asian Games gold
Ohashi's time of 2:04.83 eclipsed the previous mark (2:05.48) set by China's Qin Haiyang in 2023.
Hong Kong rowers claimed an additional gold and bronze medals at the Asian Games in Japan on Thursday. In the men's lightweight single sculls event, Chiu Hin-chun emerged victorious, crossing the finish line in six minutes and 50.32 seconds. The Taiwanese rower outpaced Iran's Amirhossein Mahmoodpour Shahrestani by more than two seconds, with South Korea's Park Hyun-su claiming bronze.
This marks Hong Kong's fourth gold medal at the Games and Chiu's first individual gold in three Asian Games appearances. Following closely, Lam San-tung and Chan Tik-lun secured a bronze in the men's lightweight double sculls, finishing the race in six minutes and 24.84 seconds behind their Uzbek and Indonesian rivals. Hong Kong's rowers have earned a total of one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the Asian Games so far.
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