Chinese Swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo Completes Sweep of Seven Gold Medals at the Asian Games
The 19-year-old won three individual freestyle races and three relays as China took 30 of 42 swimming golds, officials said.
- On Friday, Chinese swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo became the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Asian Games, finishing the 400-meter freestyle in a Games-record 3 minutes, 41.28 seconds.
- China secured a record 30 gold medals during the six days of swimming, surpassing the 28 golds won three years ago in Hangzhou to assert regional dominance.
- Zhang claimed individual titles in the 200m, 800m, and 1,500m freestyle events alongside three relays, later noting he felt "calmer than I imagined I would be" after the final race.
- Other notable performances included 17-year-old Shin Ohashi of Japan setting the only world record in the 200-meter breaststroke, while 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi secured three individual golds.
- With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics ahead, Zhang emphasized the need to stay grounded and address performance gaps between himself and the world's best athletes.
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The 19-year-old wrapped up a scintillating campaign with victory in the 400m freestyle in a Games-record 3min 41.28sec. No swimmer had previously won seven golds in one Games. Japan's Rikako Ikee won six in Jakarta in 2018 before China's Zhang Yufei matched her achievement in Hangzhou five years later. Zhang Zhanshuo went one better and said he was "calmer than I imagined I would be". "The moment I touched the wall was probably the most exciting…
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Chinese swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo completes sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games
Chinese freestyle swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo completed his sweep of seven gold medals at the Asian Games, taking the 400-meter freestyle in 3 minutes, 41.28 seconds on the final day of swimming at the Asian Games
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