Japanese breaststroke swimmers Yasuhiro Koseki and Ippei Watanabe on Friday said Rio de Janeiro Olympic gold medalist Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan could still be the man to beat at the Asian Games despite a lackluster buildup.Rio 200-meter winner Balandin "hasn't produced a good time in competition recently, but I am sure he is fast nevertheless," Koseki, 26, told reporters after training at Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Center in Jakarta."It's hard to read him but he is definitely strong when it counts," added Koseki, the 2017 world championships 200 silver medalist.Balandin, who completed a…READ FULL ARTICLE
