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Japan's Shin Ohashi sets 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games

Japanese swimmer Shin Ohashi, 17, won the men's 200m breaststroke at the Asian Games in a world-record time of 2min 4.83sec, claiming his second gold of the Games. He competed with a 39C fever and said contracting Covid beforehand helped him rest and "was a good thing."

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Japan teenager Shin Ohashi overcomes Covid and fever to smash breaststroke world record

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