Shin Ohashi wins world record gold medal in men's 200 flats at Asian Games swimming

On the 24th, the sixth day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, 17-year-old Shin Ohashi (Hirakata SS) won the gold medal in the men's 200m breaststroke, setting a new world record of 2 minutes 4.83 seconds. He broke the record held by Yu Kai (China) by 0.65 seconds. He won two titles in the 100 meters. Shintomi Kato (Swin Konosu) won the women's 200m breaststroke in 2:22.57.

Shin Ohashi, Kim with a particular 100, like Kosuke Kitajima - Asian Games Swimming Competition

In the men's 800m freestyle, Kaito Tabuchi (Amagasaki SS) took second place with a time of 7 minutes 43.86 seconds. Shone Mitsunaga (Chuo University), who competed in the 50m butterfly, was second with a time of 23.06 seconds, which is equal to the Japanese record.

In the table tennis team finals for both men and women, Japan will play against China. In the women's badminton team final, Japan lost to China 0-3, winning the silver medal. In track and field, Nozomi Tanaka (Toyota Industries) will compete in the women's 10,000 meters, and Tsuyoshi Yugami (Toyota Motors) will compete in the men's discus throw.

◇Brief biography of Shin Ohashi

Shin Ohashi Hirakata SS. Third year student at Shijonawate Gakuen High School in Osaka. Last year, he won silver in the 100 and 200 meters and bronze in the 50 meters in the men's breaststroke at the World Junior Championships. He won three titles in the men's breaststroke at the Japan Championships in March of this year, in the 50, 100, and 200 meters. 17 years old. Born in Osaka.