Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games

Shin Ohashi, 17, claims his second Asian Games gold with his record-breaking effort in front of a thrilled home crowd.Published On 24 Sep 202624 Sep 2026Japan’s 17-year-old swimmer Shin Ohashi has broken the men’s 200-metre breaststroke world record on the way to Asian Games gold and soaked up the moment in front of a thrilled home crowd.Ohashi’s blistering time of two minutes and 4.83 seconds at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Thursday eclipsed the previous record of 2:05.48, set by China’s Qin Haiyang at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4China’s swimming prodigy Yu Zidi bags third gold in Asian Games recordlist 2 of 4N Korea’s Ri breaks three weightlifting records, India’s Chanu bags silverlist 3 of 4Afghan cyclist who escaped Taliban wins Asian Games silver medallist 4 of 4‘Disgraceful’: Did India bully umpires to win Japan T20 cricket match?end of list“The world record was my goal, so I’m very happy to get it,” he said.“Thanks to my fans, my family, all who supported me.“My next goal is for the gold medal at the world championships.”Kazakhstan’s Denis Petrashov finished 3.84 seconds behind Ohashi to claim silver a...