Ryosuke Irie of Japan poses for photos with his gold medal following his win in the men's 50m backstroke final swimming event of the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, December 8. Irie and Ryo Tateishi each claimed a hat-trick of golds at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as China and Japan went head-to-head in the pool.
(AFP/Ed Jones)