
On the 9th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, BMX cyclist Rinmu Nakamura wins the gold medal. Hayato Katsuki wins the marathon race walk.
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The Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games are being held, and competitions for medals in each sport are held every day.
On the 27th, the ninth day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, 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. Hayato Katsuki (Self-Defense Forces) won the marathon race walk in 3 hours, 3 minutes, and 36 seconds. Motoiku Suwakata (Aichi Steel) came in 3rd place.
35-year-old Katsuki wins by emphasizing gait style "Age is an experience" - Asian Games Men's Marathon Race Walking
In the street skateboarding category, Oto Sasaki (boys) and Yumi Oda (girls) both won silver medals. In the women's table tennis singles competition, Miwa Harimoto (Kinoshita Group) and Hina Hayata (Nippon Life Insurance Company) both lost to Chinese teams in the semifinals and took bronze. In the men's doubles, Tomokazu Harimoto (Toyota Motor Corporation) and Daito Shinozuka (Toto Kanko Bus) will play the final match against the Chinese pair.
In baseball, Japan will face South Korea in the final for the first gold medal in 32 years. Kitaguchi Shinka (JAL) appeared in the women's track and field javelin throw. Hitomi Nakajima (Hasegawa Sports Facility) and Mako Fukube (Nihon Kensetsu Kogyo) will compete in the 100m hurdles, while Rashid Muratake (JAL) will compete in the men's 110m hurdles.

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.

The Grand Sumo Autumn Tournament Senshuraku was held on the 27th at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, where Yokozuna Dainosato won with 12 wins and 3 losses, winning for the first time in 6 tournaments since last fall.