Photos of record-breaking swimmers and more from the Asian Games’ first week

The Independent - Sep 26, 2026

The first week of the Asian Games, the continent’s biggest multi-sport competition, saw Japan’s Shin Ohashi break the men’s 200-meter breaststroke world record and China’s 13-year-old Yu Zidi win three swimming gold medals.

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