South Korea team latest to be bussed to wrong Asian Games venue
South Korea were victims of another Asian Games transport mix-up in Japan when the bus carrying their men’s volleyball team went to a venue an hour away from where they should have gone. The Games in Aichi-Nagoya have been dogged by organisational problems, with accommodation and transport for the more than 17,000 athletes and officials […]
NAGOYA, Japan - Ko Ochiai of Japan shattered the Asian Games record in the men's 800-meter race on Tuesday, completing the distance in a meet-record 1:44.48. This time marked a significant improvement, shaving nearly a second off Iran's 2010 record set by Sajad Moradi. The 20-year-old Ochiai, who finished 0.62 seconds ahead of silver medalist Ali Amirian of Iran, is the first Japanese athlete to win this event in 64 years.
Ochiai expressed satisfaction with securing the gold, stating, "I was aiming for the 43-second range and a personal best... but since this was a race where the outcome was what mattered most, the fact that I managed to secure the win is something I can view positively."
In the women's 800-meter race, 18-year-old Rin Kubo placed fourth, 0.97 seconds behind gold medalist Wu Hongjiao of China. Ayano Shiomi of Japan finished fifth, 0.76 seconds behind the Chinese champion. Japan's men's 4x400 relay team claimed gold in a time of 3:00.75, edging out silver medalist Qatar by 0.18 seconds. At the Izu Velodrome, Japan secured silver in the men's team sprint, finishing 0.359 seconds behind China, which set a new Asian Games record with a time of 42.152 seconds.
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