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

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 10:57 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/24/japans-ohashi-breaks-200m-breaststroke-world-record-at-asian-games?traffic_source=rss

> Japan’s 17-year-old Shin Ohashi won Asian Games gold in the men’s 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:04.83, breaking the previous world record held by China’s Qin Haiyang. It was Ohashi’s second gold of the Games, and he could add a fifth medal in Friday’s 50m breaststroke.

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