TOKYO - Japan's 17-year-old Shin Ohashi is aiming to break the men's 200-meter breaststroke world record of 2 minutes, 5.48 seconds at the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

"Competing at home makes it easier to target a record," said Ohashi, who is set to compete in the 50-, 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events.

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