Asian Games 2026: Japanese Teenagers Claim Skateboarding Park Golds, Look Ahead to L.A. Games
Two Japanese teenagers claimed skateboarding park golds at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Friday.
Two Japanese teenage skateboarders claimed gold medals at the Asian Games 2026 Aichi-Nagoya event on Friday. Mizuho Hasegawa, 15, dominated the women's competition with a score of 94.03, surpassing Taiwan's Lin Yi-fan by nearly nine points. Japan also secured a bronze in skateboarding, with Misugu Okamoto, 20, earning the medal with a score of 82.86.
Hasegawa's victory was marked by her ability to perform big tricks while remaining relaxed. She aims to stay injury-free and in peak condition ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In the men's skateboarding event, 15-year-old Izuru Nagahara won gold with a score of 88.96, while Gunjo Shiji, also 15, finished third with 86.03.
Taiwan's Ku Yong-yan claimed silver with a score of 87.33. On the swimming front, 17-year-old Shin Ohashi secured his fifth medal of the Games, a bronze in the men's 50-meter breaststroke, after setting a world record in the 200-meter final just the day prior. In cycling, China's Qin Haiyang won gold in the men's mountain bike cross-country event with a time of 1 hour, 25 minutes and 18 seconds, just three seconds behind Tatsuumi Soejima of Japan, who claimed silver. In canoe sprint, Tanada and Tanaka secured silver in the men's kayak double 500-meter event.
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