Following the race, Ohashi expressed his delight at achieving his objective of breaking the world record and extended his gratitude to his supporters, family, and team. The teenager stated that his ...

Shin Ohashi (JPN), SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 - Swimming : Men's 200m Breaststroke Final during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo,Japan.©AINAGOC ...

In this week’s news roundup, we report on Shin Ohashi and his triumph at the Asian Games. Typhoon Dujan batters Japan. Prime Minister Takaichi meets with various world leaders, including Donald Trump ...

Says Covid helped him rest and ‘was a good thing’ The Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi said a bout of Covid helped him smash the men’s 200m breaststroke world record in a time of 2min 4.83sec at the ...

Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday at the Asian Games, swimming a time of 2 minutes, 4.83 seconds. The old record was 2:05.48 set by Qin Haiyang ...

TOKYO — Cho Sung-jae won bronze in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke swimming at the Asian Games on Thursday, becoming only the second South Korean to medal in the event. He finished in 2:08.76 at ...

Gold medallist and world record holder Shin Ohashi celebrates after the men’s 200m breaststroke victory at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (AFP pic) Japan’s 17-year-old wunderkind Shin Ohashi set the men’s ...

TOKYO: Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi smashed the men's 200m breaststroke world record in winning gold at the Asian Games on Thursday (Sep 24), setting a new mark of 2min 4.83sec. The 17-year-old cut ...

Ohashi's blistering time of 2:04.83 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre eclipsed the previous mark (2:05.48) set by China's Qin Haiyang at the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka. "The world record was my ...

Shin Ohashi etched his name in Asian Games history after the 17-year-old schoolboy shattered a world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke event by clocking a blistering 2:04.83s at the Tokyo ...

17-year-old adds 200m crown after shared 100m gold in Tokyo pool Gold medallist Japan's Shin Ohashi celebrates after breaking the world record while competing in the final of the men's 200m ...