Kazakhstan's Dias Kenzhebek breaks Asian record to win 100m backstroke gold at Asian Para Games

Kazakhstan's para swimmer Dias Kenzhebek won gold in the men's S10 100 metres backstroke on October 20 at the 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

He finished the final in 1:01.98, lowering the previous Asian record of 1:03.73 by about 1.75 seconds. Japan's Akito Minai took silver (1:05.13) and his compatriot Yumeto Ido bronze (1:07.64).

It was Kazakhstan's fifth gold medal of the Games. Kenzhebek had earlier the same day won silver in another swimming event.