HANGZHOU:Chinese prodigy Pan Zhanle became the first Asian swimmer to break the 47-second mark in the 100m freestyle at the Asian Games on Sunday, while North Korea celebrated their return to major competition with a medal in the judo.
Zhanle stormed to gold in the Hangzhou pool with a scintillating time of 46.97 seconds, the fifth fastest ever, announcing himself as a major contender in the blue-riband event a year out from the Paris Olympics.
