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Really, I am a little bit tired for swimming. I&#8217;ve won all I wanted in my swimming career. I have some trouble with my health. It&#8217;s really good to be back at the Asian Games again. I try to repeat my result from Incheon but I (couldn&#8217;t) swim the 200. I&#8217;ll try to win the 100 and the 50. I don&#8217;t know how I&#8217;ll swim here because my opponents from Japan and China are really great swimmers.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the last Asian Games, in 2014, Balandin won all three breaststroke championships.<\/p>\n<p>Then there was Rio. Here is a recap of the stunning gold medal:<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 200 breaststroke final went off in true Olympic upset fashion. Swimming in lane eight, Kazakhstan\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Dmitriy Balandin<\/strong> surged ahead in the final 25-meters of the race to upset the pool and take home gold with a time of 2:07.46. 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