The hosts are favourites to top the medals table after winning all seven races today.
HANGZHOU: Olympic champions Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun powered to gold today as hosts China won all seven races on the opening night of swimming at the Asian Games, smashing a slew of Asian records.
Fresh from beating a stacked field to win the 100m world title in Fukuoka in July, the dominant 25-year-old was a body-length clear after the first 50m and never threatened.Triple breaststroke world champion Qin Haiyang had upstaged Wang in the morning heats of the 200m medley, but his Chinese teammate saved his best for last, blitzing to a new Asian record of 1:54.62s, the fastest in the world this year.
“I didn’t do very well at the world championships, so to be able to recover here is something I’m very pleased with. This is a confidence-booster for me.” Japan are in disarray after an awful World Championships, finishing 17th with just two bronzes and long-time head coach Norimasa Hirai bowing out. Pan powered to the wall in a new Asian best 46.97s to beat teammate Wang Haoyu with Hwang having to settle for bronze in 48.04s.
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