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

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Shin Ohashi, a 17-year-old Japanese swimmer, set a new world record in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games held in Tokyo, breaking China’s Qin Haiyang’s previous mark with a time of 2:04.83. Ohashi won gold ahead of Kazakhstan’s Denis Petrashov and South Korea’s Cho Sung-jae, who finished second and third respectively. French swimmer Leon Marchand had previously praised Ohashi as a formidable future competitor, expressing concern about his rapid improvement.

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Shin Ohashi, a 17-year-old Japanese swimmer, set a new world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Asian Games held in NAGOYA, Japan on Thursday. His time was an astounding 2 minutes and 4.83 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 2:05.48 set by Qin Haiyang of China during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan earlier this year. Ohashi’s achievement came as he won gold at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in front of a supportive home crowd. His victory was closely followed by silver medalist Denis Petrashov from Kazakhstan and bronze medalist Cho Sung-jae from South Korea, who finished with times of 2:08.64 and 2:08.76 respectively. Ohashi expressed gratitude to his supporters and stated that his next goal is to win gold at the world championships.

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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.

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

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

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. asserted

swimmer → break → crowd

time → eclipse → Fukuoka

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Chanu → bag → silver

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India → escape → match

“The world record was my goal, so I’m very happy to get it,” he said. asserted

he → ’m → it

“Thanks to my fans, my family, all who supported me. asserted

who → support → me

Kazakhstan’s Denis Petrashov finished 3.84 seconds behind Ohashi to claim silver ahead of South Korean Cho Sung-jae (2:08.76). uncertain

Petrashov → finish → jae

It went exactly as I had thought,” Cho said of Ohashi. “Honestly, I never imagined a world record would come out of it. asserted

record → go → it

I am delighted to come away with a medal.” asserted

I → come → medal

Ohashi’s triumph came days after French swimmer Leon Marchand, the Olympic 200m breaststroke champion, praised the Japanese swimmer and called him a major threat. asserted

Marchand → come → him

“I’m scared. asserted

I → ’m → ?

I’m very scared of him,” Marchand said of Ohashi. asserted

Marchand → ’m → Ohashi

“He’s still so young. asserted

He → ’ → ?

I think his entourage, the people around him, are really good, so I hope he’s going to keep improving.” asserted

he → think → him

Thursday’s medal adds to the 100m breaststroke gold Ohashi shared with China’s Dong Zhihao (58.64) ahead of Games record holder Qin, who settled for bronze. asserted

who → add → bronze

He also powered Japan to silver in both the men’s and mixed 4x100m medley relays. asserted

He → power → relays

Ohashi could win his fifth and final medal on Friday in the 50m breaststroke. uncertain

Ohashi → win → breaststroke