Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games
Summary
Seventeen-year-old Japanese swimmer Shin Ohashi broke the world record in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games, winning gold with a time of 2:04.83. This broke the previous record set by China’s Qin Haiyang just months earlier, and Ohashi also won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke and helped Japan win two silver relay medals.Key Facts
- Shin Ohashi is 17 years old and from Japan.
- He set a new world record in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:04.83.
- The record he broke was previously held by China’s Qin Haiyang (2:05.48).
- Ohashi won gold at the Asian Games held in Tokyo.
- He also won gold in the 100m breaststroke event.
- Japan won silver in the men’s and mixed 4x100m medley relays with Ohashi as a team member.
- Denis Petrashov from Kazakhstan won silver, and South Korea’s Cho Sung-jae won bronze in the 200m breaststroke.
- Ohashi hopes to win a gold medal at the world championships next.
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