Japan's Ohashi, 17, breaks 200m breaststroke world record after Covid

Japan's Ohashi, 17, breaks 200m breaststroke world record after Covid

Japan's Shin Ohashi, 17, broke the men's 200m breaststroke world record at the Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. He won in 2:04.83, taking 0.65 seconds off Qin Haiyang's 2:05.48 from the 2023 World Championships. He swam the record after contracting Covid-19 in the build-up.

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