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Chinese Swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo Completes Sweep of Seven Gold Medals at the Asian Games
- 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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·Paris, France
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Teen swimmer makes Games history as Thai, Chinese sprinters win gold
Towering teenager Zhang Zhanshuo became the first swimmer in history to win seven golds at a single Asian Games on Friday, as young Thai and Chinese sprinters powered to victory on the track in the 100m in record times. China’s Zhang, 19, scorched to the men’s 400m freestyle title in the pool in Tokyo in […]
·Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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