Teen skateboarders lead Japan to eight golds at Nagoya Asian Games
Fifteen-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara won the skateboarding park titles as Japan secured eight gold medals at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, 15-year-old Mizuho Hasegawa won the women's skateboarding park event with a score of 94.03, and her compatriot Izuru Nagahara captured the men's title, narrowly beating Taiwan's Ku Yong-yan. Japan also earned its first women's heptathlon gold through Yuri Tanaka and a pole-vault record by Misaki Morota, who cleared 4.55 metres. Gymnast Aiko Sugihara added a second gold in floor exercise, while the men's foil team defeated Hong Kong and Kodai Nishiono won the 200-metre backstroke. With these achievements, Japan's gold tally rose to 28, trailing only China.
Why it matters
Japan's strong performance highlights its emerging talent across multiple sports at a major continental competition.
How this story developed
- Sep 19 Hwang Sun-woo aims for 100m freestyle gold at Asian Games debut
- Sep 19 The 20th Asian Games opened in Nagoya with a message of Asian unity, but the opening ceremony was marked by many vacant seats and a series of organisational challenges.
- Sep 25 An anthem mix‑up involving North Korea’s song at a South Korea match was reported.
- Sep 26 Yu Zidi qualified for the women's 200m butterfly final and Hwang Sun-woo is scheduled to race the men's 100m freestyle on Sunday.
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