Swimming: Overcoming depression, Japan's Ohashi storms to double medley gold at Tokyo Olympics

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Japan's Yui Ohashi was a reluctant star after completing the individual medley double with victory in the 200m on Wednesday (Jul 28), but she said ...

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Host nation Japan is enjoying a stellar Games, currently sitting top of the medal table with 11 golds, and Ohashi said that her two gold medals were just one part of that success.

"Many, many people are overjoyed. I can hear them, and I am very happy for their support," she said."It’s not really just me, I don’t really feel like I am a star."Ohashi's feat comes after Japan's 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya clinched the Olympic title in the women's street skateboarding competition on Monday.Ohashi said that she was able to use her past five years of experience to succeed in Tokyo, and it helped her to swim her own race.

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