# Tags

Asian Games in Japan Close After Record-Breaking Performances and Organisational Problems

“I don’t think I am what people describe as a prodigy,” she said. NAGOYA: The Asian Games in Japan will conclude on Sunday after two weeks of record-breaking performances by emerging sporting stars, although the event was also overshadowed by organisational problems, sparse crowds and criticism over its management. More than 17,000 athletes and officials […]

Thailand’s Puripol Boonson will look to prove himself as Asia’s pre-eminent sprinter when he bids for the 100 metres gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, three years after taking silver at Hangzhou.

He arrives in Nagoya after clocking 9.99 seconds in the Czech Republic last month Thailand’s Puripol Boonson celebrates after winning the men’s 200m final. Photo: REUTERS NAGOYA:Boonson became ‌Southeast Asia’s first runner to break the 10-second barrier when he ran 9.94 on home soil in December and enters the Japan meet in decent form after […]