Nagoya – Skateboarders Mizuho Hasegawa and Izuru Nagahara, both 15, won gold in the women’s and men’s park events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday.
In swimming, Kodai Nishiono won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter backstroke. Shin Ohashi, who had already earned gold in the men’s 100 and 200 breaststroke events, finished third in the 50-meter race.
In artistic gymnastics, Aiko Sugihara became the first Japanese to win gold in the women’s floor exercise. She also clinched the women’s all-around gold.
In the men’s foil fencing team final, Japan defeated Hong Kong, claiming its first title in three tournaments.
In the women’s 3×3 basketball final, Japan beat the Philippines 21-11 to win its first gold medal.
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