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by Sportswriters Xu Haijing Joshua Dobbs Jersey , Zhou Xin
INCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- When Kosuke Hagino touched the wall of the swimming pool at Munhak Park Tae-swan Aquatic Center in the 200m freestyle competition here on Sunday evening, he couldn't believe he was the first.
On his right was Park Tae-swan, host country's swimming super star, after whom the venue was named. On his left was Sun Yang, twice Olympic champion at London Games.
As the first swimming competition at the Incheon Asian Games, the 200m freestyle event was supposed to be a showdown between Marine Boy of South Korea and Sun of China, not a show for young Hagino, who just turned 20 last month.
But from now on, no one would dare to neglect him like the two did.
"Sun Yang swam very fast in the 100m-150m stage. I tried hard to follow him and failed to save enough strength for the last 25 meters," Park said.
"I have been paying attention mainly to Park, particularly at the last stage," Sun said.
Hagino clocked one minute 45.23 seconds for the first swimming gold at the Asian Games. Sun finished second in 1:45.28 and Park was third in 1:45.85.
Though less known in China and South Korea, Hagino has been the focus of Japanese media coverage of swimming.
Before the final on Sunday evening, Japanese reporters were discussing the possibility of Hagino beating any one of Park and Sun.
With the height of 177 cm, Hagino is the shortest among the three. But he has been regarded as Japan's next swimming giant after Kosuke Kitajima.
He also participated in men's 100m backstroke about 20 minutes later after the 200m freestyle and grabbed a bronze. Surprisingly enough, his main events are 200m and 400m individual medley.
His results in both events are recognized as No. 1 in FINA world ranking this year. He also got a bronze in 200m individual medley and ranked 5th in 400m individual medley at London Olympic Games. He won a silver in 200m individual medley at FINA World Championship in Barcelona in 2013.
Hagino said he hadn't expected to win the most anticipated event at the Asian Games. Park had won gold in 200m freestyle at the past two Asian Games and the Koreans are hope he will win a hat trick Sunday.
"I thought to myself before the match, this is going to be a battle between two giants. I had never expected to win. I just wanted to be a good competitor and to focus on my own record. It's a surprise to win the gold," he said.
"I'm very happy to beat two top players. I will compete against them in 400m freestyle. I think if Park is in good shape, I may not have the chance to win. Thanks to the victory today, I am more confident now. But I still think they are stronger than me."
Hagino, a student with Tokyo University, regarded Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte of the United States as his heroes of sports.
The Asian Games audience in Incheon can expect more from him in future swimming competitions. He will take part in another four events and had vowed to take gold in all the events he entered.
If London has been on your list of cities to visit then think about making it in 2012 when London plays host to the Olympic games. Not only are the Olympics only held every 4 years it is unlikely that it’s going to ever return to London in any of our lifetimes no matter how young we might be.
What could possibly be more exciting that holidaying in one of the worlds most exclusive capital cities, home of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Princess Diana, the Queen, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Sq. and so much more?
The London Olympics will take place next July and August and will principally be centred on the Olympic Village in London’s well-known East End. If you happen to be feeling adventurous, you can plan a vacation to soak up not just the Olympics, but the whole UK too. In case you are feeling really adventurous and have travelled a great distance, an evening out in Paris, Rome, or Amsterdam aren’t beyond the realms of possibility with cheap flights available to all these destinations and travel times of only 1-2 hours.
Hotel lodging may prove to be a scarce, expensive, or both. Should you discover that the usual accommodation isn’t readily available think about renting a Londoner’s home. Renting a local’s home can prove to be significantly more cost effective than hotels and can be simply sourced by viewing one of many websites that list houses for short leases of one or two weeks, to find one, just type something like ‘Renting House for Olympics’ into a search engine.
There’s a lot to do; sometimes it鈥檚 tough to know where to start.
Week One
Choose an airline like British Airways and fly in to London Heathrow or Gatwick. You’ll be able to either stay in a hotel, or hire a local property from a web site like London Games Rentals. Be careful to book this part of your trip early though as the Olympics will attract many more visitors to London than normal and accommodation will likely be scarce, particularly after the Easter break. Some industry insiders are forecasting a further 500,000 visitors to London as a direct results of the games. Perform some research in to where the various Olympic events are actually being held as sports activities such as soccer, sailing and shooting are not going to be hosted in the Olympic Village.
Spend the first week following the Olympic sporting events and visiting London.
In addition to the Game’s events try popular haunts such as the London Eye and Madam Tussauds, visit the free museums and gallaries such as as the Natural History museum, the Science museum or Tate Modern. Take a boat trip up the Thames, relax by having a bite to eat in Charlotte Street or a picnic in Hyde Park.
Week Two
What鈥檚 great about London is that鈥檚 it is ideally situated to do plenty of other things. . |
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