Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games: Japanese team breaks record for most gold medals

On the 3rd, the 15th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Japanese athletes performed well in each event, and the number of gold medals won at the same tournament exceeded the previous record of 78 at the 1966 Bangkok Games. Japan's softball team defeated China in the final, 7-0, in the fifth inning called for their seventh straight victory. Japan, a mixed judo team, overwhelmed Kazakhstan 4-0 in the final and won their third consecutive title.

Moe Kiyooka (ALSOK) won the wrestling event in the women's 53kg class. Fujinami Akari (Leicester), also in the 57kg class, lost in the semifinals and her winning streak in official matches came to an end at 155. After that, they won the third place match. In the men's breaking competition, Shigeyuki Hani (dancer name: SHIGEKIX) = Daiichi Life Insurance Company, won consecutively.

In the men's soccer final, Japan's U21 (under 21) national team lost to South Korea 0-1, failing to win the tournament for the first time in four tournaments. In the men's volleyball final, Japan lost to Iran 1-3, missing out on the gold medal for the first time in four tournaments.

Ayaya Nakanishi (C.R. Logistics) finished in second place in the men's individual recurve archery competition, earning him a spot in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Japan won the men's water polo championship for the second consecutive time. In the Sepak Takraw men's quad final, Japan defeated Indonesia 2-1 and came out on top for the first time.

On the 2nd, the Japanese team broke the record for the most medals in a single tournament. On the final day of the 4th, horse racing will be held, and the 16-day competition will come to a close with the closing ceremony at 6:00 p.m.