Thai weightlifter Teerapong Silachai wins Asian Games bronze
NAGOYA, Japan — 24 September 2026, Thailand’s Teerapong Silachai won the bronze medal in the men’s 60kg weightlifting event at the 20th Asian Games at Fukiage Hall in Nagoya on Thursday. Teerapong, the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist, narrowly avoided a disappointing start in the snatch after failing on his first two attempts. He recovered […] The post Thai weightlifter Teerapong Silachai…
Hong Kong rowers claimed an additional gold and bronze medals at the Asian Games in Japan on Thursday. In the men's lightweight single sculls event, Chiu Hin-chun emerged victorious, crossing the finish line in six minutes and 50.32 seconds. The Taiwanese rower outpaced Iran's Amirhossein Mahmoodpour Shahrestani by more than two seconds, with South Korea's Park Hyun-su claiming bronze.
This marks Hong Kong's fourth gold medal at the Games and Chiu's first individual gold in three Asian Games appearances. Following closely, Lam San-tung and Chan Tik-lun secured a bronze in the men's lightweight double sculls, finishing the race in six minutes and 24.84 seconds behind their Uzbek and Indonesian rivals. Hong Kong's rowers have earned a total of one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the Asian Games so far.
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