Pan-tastic as teen swimmer adds to China's golden glow at Asian Games


Superb: Winner China's Pan Zhanle reacts after men's 100m freestyle final. - REUTERS/Marko Djurica

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.

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