Chinese Swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo Completes Sweep of Seven Gold Medals at the Asian Games

Teen swimmer makes history by winning seven gold medals in single Asian Games

Teen swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo becomes history’s first to win seven golds at a single Asian Games, including a 400m freestyle Games record.

China swimmer makes Asian Games history as Thai sprinter wins track 100m

China's Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, became the first swimmer to win seven golds at a single Asian Games.

Chinese teen titan Zhang counts out the golds after magnificent 7 at Asian Games

⁠Teenage juggernaut Zhang Zhanshuo became the first swimmer to win seven gold medals at an Asian Games on the final night at the Tokyo pool on Friday, when China cemented their superpower status. Sitting on a lane divider, the 19-year-old Zhang counted out the golds with his fingers to mark the moment after cruising to the 400 metres freestyle title in a Games record of three minutes, 41.28 seconds, ‌with Japan’s Kazushi Imafuku a distant runner…

China's Zhang wins record seventh Games swimming gold

Chinese teenager Zhang Zhanshuo won a record seventh swimming gold at the Asian Games on Friday and said it had been the "perfect conclusion" to his week in Tokyo. The 19-year-old wrapped up a scintillating campaign with victory in the 400m freestyle in a Games-record 3min 41.28sec. No swimmer had previously won seven golds in one Games. Japan's Rikako Ikee won six in Jakarta in 2018 before China's Zhang Yufei matched her achievement in Hangzhou…

China's Zhang wins record seventh Asian Games swimming gold

The 19-year-old wrapped up a scintillating campaign with victory in the 400m freestyle in a Games-record 3min 41.28sec. No swimmer had previously won seven golds in one Games. Japan's Rikako Ikee won six in Jakarta in 2018 before China's Zhang Yufei matched her achievement in Hangzhou five years later. Zhang Zhanshuo went one better and said he was "calmer than I imagined I would be". "The moment I touched the wall was probably the most exciting…

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China's Zhang, 19, scorched to the men's 400m freestyle title in Tokyo in a Games-record 3min 41.28sec. He sat on the lane divider after the race and slowly counted off on his fingers all seven medals he had won. Zhang also won individual golds in the 200m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle events, as well as three relays. He said after wrapping up a scintillating campaign that it had been the "perfect week". "I think the most important thing is to stay…