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

> Japan’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.

- Published: 2026-09-24T11:30:24.023Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T16:30:41.810Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: 100m breaststroke gold shared with China’s Dong Zhihao, Asian Games gold in the men’s 200-metre breaststroke, Deniss Petrašov, Dong Zhihao, Leon Marchand, Qin Haiyang, Shin Ohashi, a time of two minutes and 4.83 seconds in the men’s 200-metre breaststroke, being one of swimming’s brightest young talents, breaking the men’s 200-metre breaststroke world record, powering Japan to silver in both the men’s and mixed 4x100m medley relays, senine 200 meetri rinnuliujumise maailmarekord

## How it developed

- 2026-09-24T11:30:49.406Z - Al Jazeera English: [Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/24/japans-ohashi-breaks-200m-breaststroke-world-record-at-asian-games)
- 2026-09-24T11:30:24.023Z - ERR: [Noor Jaapani ujumistäht nihutas kodustel Aasia mängudel maailmarekordit](https://sport.err.ee/1610146876/noor-jaapani-ujumistaht-nihutas-kodustel-aasia-mangudel-maailmarekordit)
- 2026-09-24T16:30:41.810Z - Punch: [Japanese teen sets world record weeks after COVID-19 recovery](https://punchng.com/japanese-teen-sets-world-record-weeks-after-covid-19-recovery/)

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