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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
More on Wikipedia ↗Tom Kim seeks a gold medal at the Asian Games to earn an exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service.
Yuki Kurihara, the 11-year-old child prodigy from Japan, won a Gold medal in the Asian Games on Saturday, beating a series of opponents up to three times his age.
Representing Japan, Yuki Kurihara won the gold medal in the Puyo Puyo Champions esports event at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Born in 2015, Kurihara reached the pinnacle of Asia at just 11 years old as the youngest competitor on TEAM JAPAN.