Japan wins swimming and karate golds at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
Shin Ohashi ties for men's 100m breaststroke gold; Kakeru Nishiyama claims karate kata title in third consecutive win.
What to know
- Japan won gold medals in swimming and karate on day three of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Shin Ohashi tying for men's 100m breaststroke and Kakeru Nishiyama winning men's karate kata.
- Japan set a national record in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay but finished second to China; Shinnosuke Oka took silver in men's gymnastics all-around.
- Nishiyama's karate victory marks Japan's third consecutive gold in the individual kata event.
Shin Ohashi Swimmer (17 years old)Kakeru Nishiyama Karate competitorShinnosuke Oka GymnastDaiki Hashimoto Gymnast
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Japan finishes second in gymnastics all-around and triathlon relay — In the men's individual all-around gymnastics, Shinnosuke Oka took silver with 84.698 points and Daiki Hashimoto won bronze, with China's Zhang Boheng claiming gold. Japan's triathlon mixed relay team of Mako Hiraizumi, Kazushi Jozuka, Manami Hayashi and Takumi Hojo took silver, missing out on a fourth consecutive title as China won gold.
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Japan sets relay record but takes silver behind China — Japan's team of Tatsuya Murasa, Katsuhiro Matsumoto, Kazusa Kuroda and Tomoyuki Matsushita set a national record of 7 minutes, 1.05 seconds in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay but finished second to China.
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“Japan won gold medals in swimming and karate at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, with Shin Ohashi sharing the men's 100m breaststroke title and Kakeru Nishiyama winning the men's individual kata.”
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Japan won gold medals in swimming and karate at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, with Shin Ohashi sharing the men's 100m breaststroke title and Kakeru Nishiyama winning the men's individual kata.
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