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

Shin Ohashi, 17-year-old Japanese swimmer, broke the men's 200m breaststroke world record with a time of 2:04.83 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Asian Games, beating the previous record of 2:05.48. He expressed happiness at achieving his goal and aims for gold at the world championships. French Olympic champion Leon Marchand praised Ohashi as a major threat, and Ohashi also won gold in the 100m breaststroke. Kazakhstan’s Denis Petrashov took silver, with South Korea’s Cho Sung-jae finishing third.