ANALYSIS: Asian Games: Chinese swimmers silenced Japan in Hangzhou

With a roll call of stars including Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun to name just a few, China in recent years has assembled a team of world-class swimmers capable of competing in the pool against traditional superpowers the United States and Australia.Host China collected 28 gold medals from 41 swimming events against Japan's record-low five during the six-day program at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, leading Japan's swimming head coach to admit last week that China had left its one-time regional rival in its wake.The meager haul was certainly disappointing for Japan, even though some …READ FULL ARTICLE