{
  "id": 10800591,
  "title": "Asian Games: Japan's Ochiai sets meet record to win men's 800",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/asian-games-japans-ochiai-sets-meet-record-to-win-mens-800",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260930/p2g/00m/0sp/004000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan - Ko Ochiai of Japan shattered the Asian Games record in the men's 800-meter race on Tuesday, completing the distance in a meet-record 1:44.48. This time marked a significant improvement, shaving nearly a second off Iran's 2010 record set by Sajad Moradi. The 20-year-old Ochiai, who finished 0.62 seconds ahead of silver medalist Ali Amirian of Iran, is the first Japanese athlete to win this event in 64 years. Ochiai expressed satisfaction with securing the gold, stating, \"I was aiming for the 43-second range and a personal best... but since this was a race where the outcome was what mattered most, the fact that I managed to secure the win is something I can view positively.\"\n\nIn the women's 800-meter race, 18-year-old Rin Kubo placed fourth, 0.97 seconds behind gold medalist Wu Hongjiao of China. Ayano Shiomi of Japan finished fifth, 0.76 seconds behind the Chinese champion. Japan's men's 4x400 relay team claimed gold in a time of 3:00.75, edging out silver medalist Qatar by 0.18 seconds. At the Izu Velodrome, Japan secured silver in the men's team sprint, finishing 0.359 seconds behind China, which set a new Asian Games record with a time of 42.152 seconds.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Ko Ochiai ran to victory in the men's 800-meter final Tuesday at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in a meet-record 1 minute, 44.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}