Shin Ohashi, a 17-year-old Japanese swimmer, set a new world record of 2:04.83 in the men's 200m breaststroke on September 24, 2026 at the Asian Games, eclipsing the previous record of 2:05.48. The achievement marks his second gold medal at the Games.
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Ohashi's time of 2:04.83 eclipsed the previous mark (2:05.48) set by China's Qin Haiyang in 2023.
Shin Ohashi, 17, claims his second Asian Games gold with his record-breaking effort in front of a thrilled home crowd.
www.france24.com/en/live-news... Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi said a bout of Covid helped him smash the men's 200m breaststroke world record in a time of 2min 04.83sec at the Asian Games on Thursday.
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