Yamaguchi Naohide wins Asian Para Games 100m breaststroke gold with Games record
In short
Yamaguchi Naohide (山口尚秀) won the men's 100m breaststroke in the intellectual disability class at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in 1:02.53, a Games record. NHK and Yomiuri Shimbun both reported it as his second consecutive title. Nippon TV reported he had placed fourth in the 100m backstroke a day earlier.
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Yamaguchi Naohide (山口尚秀) won the men's 100m breaststroke in the intellectual disability class at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, NHK reported. He swam 1:02.53, a Games record, and took his second consecutive gold medal at the Games. NHK described him as the world record holder in the event. [ 3 ]
Yomiuri Shimbun also reported the 1:02.53 Games record and the second consecutive title, and listed Yamaguchi as representing Shikoku Gas. Nippon TV reported from his home city that the Imabari native won gold in the 100m breaststroke. [ 2 , 4 ]
Earlier, Nippon TV reported that Yamaguchi placed fourth in the intellectual disability 100m backstroke and would swim the breaststroke the next day. In the same Yomiuri roundup, Kinoshita Aira (木下あいら) won the women's 100m breaststroke in the intellectual disability class in an Asian record 1:16.42, which the paper described as her third gold in as many days. [ 1 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The coverage is of a sporting result and gives no wider consequences. Japanese outlets presented it as a repeat title for a local athlete from Imabari.
Key facts
- Yamaguchi Naohide won the men's 100m breaststroke (intellectual disability class) at the Asian Para Games in 1:02.53. [ 3 , 4 ]
- The time of 1:02.53 is a Games record. [ 3 , 4 ]
- It was his second consecutive Asian Para Games gold in the event. [ 3 , 4 ]
- NHK described Yamaguchi as the world record holder in this event. [ 3 ]
- Yomiuri Shimbun listed Yamaguchi as representing Shikoku Gas. [ 4 ]
- Nippon TV reported he placed fourth in the intellectual disability 100m backstroke, and that he would swim the breaststroke the next day. [ 1 ]
- Nippon TV said Yamaguchi is from Imabari. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The exact date of the final is not stated in the documents. Nippon TV's article of 20 October said he would swim the breaststroke the next day, and its gold report appeared on 21 October, but no document gives the date of the final itself.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Nippon TV published that Yamaguchi placed fourth in the 100m backstroke and would swim the breaststroke the next day (20 October). [ 1 ]
- Nippon TV reported that Yamaguchi won gold in the 100m breaststroke (21 October). [ 2 ]
- NHK reported his Games record 1:02.53 and second consecutive gold (22 October). [ 3 ]
- Yomiuri Shimbun reported the result in its swimming roundup (22 October). [ 4 ]