
Mako Fukube wins gold medal in women's 100m hurdles, loses to South Korea in baseball and fencing
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The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is a comprehensive sports tournament in which countries from the Asian region participate.
On the 27th, the 9th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Mako Fukube (Nihon Kensetsu Kogyo) won the gold medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 12.74 seconds. Hitomi Nakajima (Hasegawa Sports Facility) was second with a difference of 0.04 seconds. Kitaguchi Shinka (JAL) won silver in the javelin throw. Yuma Maruyama (Sumitomo Electric) won the men's decathlon, and Hayato Katsuki (Self-Defense Forces) won the marathon race walk in 3 hours, 3 minutes, 36 seconds. Rashid Muratake (JAL) won silver in the men's 110m hurdles.
35-year-old Katsuki wins by emphasizing gait style "Age is an experience" - Asian Games Men's Marathon Race Walking
Men's Rinmu Nakamura (Wing Arc 1st) won the gold medal in the cycling BMX Freestyle Park. Kaede Ozawa (Pacific Rim University) and female Miharu Ozawa (N High School) both placed second. Hikaru Mori (GATE) became the first Japanese player to win the women's trampoline individual title.
In table tennis, Tomokazu Harimoto (Toyota Motor Corporation) and Daito Shinozuka (Toto Kanko Bus) lost to the Chinese pair in the men's doubles final. In the women's singles, Miwa Harimoto (Kinoshita Group) and Hina Hayata (Nippon Life Insurance Company) both lost to Chinese teams in the semifinals and took bronze.
In baseball, Japan lost to South Korea 1-3 in the final, failing to win a gold medal for the first time in 32 years. In fencing, Japan (Emura, Kaneko, Ozaki, Sano) lost to South Korea 31-45 in the women's saber team final, missing out on their first gold medal. In the women's handball league, Japan lost to South Korea 23-27 in the final match of the league, taking silver.

At the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, Ohnosato won the match against Yasuonishiki. He overcame the hardships of injury and suspension at the Kyushu tournament last year and made an impression of his comeback as a yokozuna. His master, Master Nishonoseki, also praised his growth, and he vowed to work even harder.

Japan national soccer team coach Hajime Moriyasu announced a major change in the squad at a press conference ahead of the match against Venezuela on the 28th. Focusing on players who did not have a chance to play in the match against Uruguay, they will aim to discover new talent and thoroughly master basic tactics.

Softbank's Akira Nakamura participated in his retirement match at his home base, ending his 19-year playing career. He recorded a total of 1,522 hits, and a retirement ceremony was held after the game, where he was cheered by his teammates.

The container-shaped facility at Garden Wharf, which is the lodging base for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, was opened to the press. The tournament organizing committee once again apologized for the operational troubles and explained the criticism and dissatisfaction from the athletes.

Hayato Katsuki won the men's marathon race walk by an overwhelming margin of 3 minutes and 4 seconds over second place, becoming the first champion. The 35-year-old veteran said, ``Age is just a matter of gaining experience.''

Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, who has won a total of 266 games in the US Major League Baseball, pitched for the final time as an active pitcher against the Pirates in his home base of Detroit, and pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up two runs and striking out six, bringing his more than 20-year career to a close.