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

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Photos of wushu athletes performing martial arts routines at the Asian Games - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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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