Swimmer wins 200m gold at Asian Games with 39C fever Says Covid helped him rest and ‘was a good thing’ The Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi said a bout of Covid helped him smash the men’s 200m breaststroke world record in a time of 2min 4. 83sec at the Asian Games on Thursday. The 17-year-old won h...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/24/shin-ohashi-japan-covid-fever-swimming-breaststroke-world-record-asian-games)