Tokyo, Sept 24, 2026 (AFP) - Shin Ohashi: Junk food-loving teen and new world record-holder

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2026-09-24

Japan has been starved of swimming success in recent times but with the Los Angeles Olympics two years away junk food-loving teenager Shin Ohashi has emerged as their next big thing. The 17-year-old, who stands just 169cm (5ft 6ins), shattered the men's 200m breaststroke world record by more than half a second at the Asian Games on Thursday. It was his second gold of the Games, after finishing the 100m final in a dead heat with China's Dong Zhiha......

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