AdvertisementAdvertisementJapan's Shin Ohashi on his way to break the world record in the Men's 200m Breaststroke finals of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, on Sep 24, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)24 Sep 2026 05:54PM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST TOKYO: Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi smashed the men's 200m breaststroke world record at the Asian Games on Thursday (Sep 24), setting a new mark of 2min 04.83sec.The 17-year-old cut more than half a second off the previous mark of 2:05.48 held by China's Qin Haiyang.Qin's record had stood since July 2023.Ohashi had already won the 100m breaststroke gold this week in Tokyo after a dead heat with China's Dong Zhihao.Show MoreShow Less"My target has always been to break the world record and I'm so happy to have done it," said Ohashi."A lot happened before this competition but a lot of people helped me get to this point and I am very grateful to them.Ohashi finished 3.84s faster than silver medallist Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan.The Japanese teen took control from the off and from then it was a race against the clock.He will now be the man to beat at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years' time."My next goal is to win gold at next year's world championships and then go on to win gold at the Olympics," he said."I don't want to be satisfied and I want to feel these emotions again."Previous world record holder Qin did not swim the 200m at this year's Asian Games.Source: AFP/ecNewsletterRecommended ReadSubscribe to CNA's Recommended ReadA single handpicked story that we think you shouldn't miss. Just one a day.NewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST