Nagoya, Japan, Sept 24, 2026 (AFP) - Japan teen smashes swim world record as Asian Games complaints mount

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Japanese 17-year-old Shin Ohashi smashed a swimming world record at his home Asian Games on Thursday, as several teams rounded on organisers over problems dogging the continent's biggest sporting spectacular. Home hope Ohashi scorched to gold in the men's 200m breaststroke in 2min 04.83sec, less than two years out from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The teenager with a fondness for junk food cut more than half a second off the previous mark, held......

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