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by Leonard Lim
On the surface, swimmers Wang Ximing and Ketin Nuttapong seem to have little in common. But nothing could separate the breaststrokers over 100 metres yesterday.
The 17-year-olds from China and Thailand respectively clocked an identical 1min 04.45sec on the third day of the Asian Youth Games swimming competition, winning joint-gold medals.
China's Ximing, who had a 0.43sec lead at the turn, said: 'I could see he was catching up near the end. So I'm happy to still get the gold. But it would have been nicer if I didn't need to share it.'
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