Japan captured the first gold medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, while China quickly moved to a double-digit haul in swimming. Teenager Yu Zidi won the women’s 200-meter butterfly in a Games-record 2 minutes, 5.08 seconds, improving the previous mark by nearly half a second. Pan Zhanle successfully defended the men’s 100-meter freestyle title in 47.61 seconds. Teqball also made its debut as an event at the Games, which are being held in Japan for the first time.
Source: https://wireless.reuters.com/sports/japan-win-first-gold-home-asian-games-mens-individual-triathlon-2026-09-20