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Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi broke the 200m breaststroke world record at the Asian Games, despite contracting Covid-19 in the build-up. <\/b><\/p>\n
Ohashi, 17, won in two minutes 4.83 seconds to comfortably break the previous record of 2:05.48, which was set by China’s Qin Haiyang at the 2023 World Championships.<\/p>\n
Ohashi is the second teenage prodigy to make headlines during these Games after China’s Yu Zidi, 13, won her third gold on Wednesday.<\/a><\/p>\n It is his second gold of the Games after he shared the 100m breaststroke title with China’s Dong Zhihao earlier this week. <\/p>\n “Regarding Covid, after all, there was a part where it created a little anxiety for me mentally,” Ohashi said after his victory.<\/p>\n “But, conversely, physically I think it was good that I was able to properly rest my body as a period \u200bof recovery.”<\/p>\n Ohashi won five golds at the World Junior Championships last year, with France’s Leon Marchand, the sensation in the pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics, describing the youngster as a “scary” prospect. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, won his sixth gold of the Games as China won the 4x100m freestyle relay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n