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Zhang Zhanshuo Sets Games Record for Seventh Gold

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  • Zhang Zhanshuo won his seventh gold in the 400-metre freestyle, setting a Games record.
  • He posted a time of 3:41.28, just 1.30 seconds shy of the world record.
  • At 19, Zhang became the first swimmer to claim seven golds in a single Asian Games.
  • China’s 13-year-old Yu Zidi captured three individual golds in Games-record times.
  • Japan’s 17-year-old Shin Ohashi set the only Games world record in the 200-m breaststroke.