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  "id": 9540454,
  "title": "Japan’s Ohashi smashes 200m breaststroke world record for Asian Games gold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/japans-ohashi-smashes-200m-breaststroke-world-record-for-asian-games-9540454",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/24/japan-s-ohashi-smashes-200m-breaststroke-world-record-for-asian-games-gold"
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  "account": "NAGOYA: Seventeen-year-old Japanese sensation Shin Ohashi shattered the men's 200m breaststroke world record and claimed gold at the Asian Games on Thursday. The young swimmer smashed the previous record of 2:05.48, set by China's Qin Haiyang at the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka, with a blistering time of 2:04.83 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Ohashi expressed his happiness, attributing his achievement to the support of his fans and family. His next target is a world championship gold. Kazakhstan's Denis Petrashov took silver, with South Korean Cho Sung Jae finishing third. A strong rival in the breaststroke, Cho noted that he never anticipated a world record from the race. French breaststroke legend Leon Marchand, who recently praised Ohashi, admitted to being scared by the young swimmer's potential, citing his coach and supportive entourage as key factors in his rapid improvement.",
  "summary": "Shin Ohashi breaks Chinese swimmer Qin’s 2023 world record, with Kazakhstan’s Denis Petrashov taking silver, 3.84 seconds behind.",
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