China’s Liu Xiang reacts after winning the women’s 50m backstroke final during the swimming competition at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, yesterday. She has set a world record time of 26.98 seconds to win the gold medal. She lowered the mark of 27.06 set by fellow Chinese swimmer Zhao Jing at the 2009 world championships in Rome.   (Story on P7)

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