MACAU: China challenged Japan's dominance in the swimming pool in record-breaking style yesterday while star hurdler Liu Xiang enthralled the crowds at the East Asian Games.
China, which have traditionally trailed in Japan's wake in swimming events, won six of the Games' opening eight races with Zhang Lin shattering the Asian men's 1,500m freestyle record by nine seconds.
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