Nagoya, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese 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, 23, won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter backstroke. Shin Ohashi, 17, who has already earned gold in the men’s 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events, finished third in the 50-meter race. In artistic gymnastics, Aiko Sugihara, 27, became the first Japanese to win gold in the women’s floor exercise. She clinched the women’s all-around gold on Tuesday. 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. In athletics, Japan’s Misaki Morota, 27, bagged the women’s pole vault gold with a new national record of 4.55 meters, 4 centimeters better than the previous record marked by herself. Yuri Tanaka, 24, became the first Japanese to win the women’s heptathlon gold. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
