Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games Day 11: Kanoa Igarashi and Miku Ikeda win gold in surfing, Okamoto tries again in skateboarding, and Akira Ochiai sets a new record in track and field.

On the 29th, the 11th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Kanoa Igarashi (men) and Miku Ikeda (women) won gold medals in surfing, which was an official competition for the first time. Both have conditionally qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Minami Nonaka of the girls won bronze.

Okamoto, who turned Olympic tears into smiles, tries again at age 20 - Women's Skateboarding at the Asian Games

In the 800m track and field event, Akira Ochiai (Komadai) set a new tournament record with a time of 1 minute 44.48 seconds, winning the gold medal for the first time in 64 years for a Japanese athlete. Female Rin Kubo (Sekisui Chemical) placed 4th. Japan (Sato, Shin Hayashi, Imaizumi, Nakajima) won the men's 1600m relay for the first time in three events. In the women's badminton singles final, Akane Yamaguchi (Saishunkan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) lost 0-2 to world No. 1 Ahn Seibu (South Korea), missing out on the gold medal for the first time in 28 years for a Japanese player. In the men's 3-meter diving event, 34-year-old Jo Sakai (Miki House) won bronze.