China's Liu swims world record time to win 50m backstroke gold
- Country:
- China
- Japan
China's Liu Xiang swam a world record time to win the women's 50 meters backstroke at the Asian Games on Tuesday, storming home in 26.98 seconds to claim her first major global title.
The 21-year-old's time bettered the 27.06 seconds which her compatriot Zhao Jing swam in a bodysuit in Rome in 2009.
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