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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The young Chinese swimmer Chang Chan achieved 7 gold medals in one copy of the Asian Games currently held in Japan, following a 400-metre free race of men at the Tokyo Waterworks Center, and recorded a new record of 3:41.28 minutes for games.
China's Zhang wins record seventh Games swimming gold
Chinese teenager Zhang Zhanshuo won a record seventh swimming gold at the Asian Games on Friday and said it had been the "perfect conclusion" to his week in Tokyo. 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…
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The Express TribuneChina's Zhang wins record seventh Asian Games swimming gold
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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