READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 Japan’s 11-year-old Yuki Kurihara, the youngest member of the national delegation, won the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 puzzle final on Saturday, earning the country’s first esports gold medal at the continental competition. After defeating Thailand’s Tanarak Wongkitikun in the semifinals, Kurihara beat South Korea’s Kang Dong Shin 10-2 in the Puyo Puyo Champions in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture. “I’m very pleased that I was able to win,” Kurihara, a fifth grader, said at a news conference. “I was very happy about winning because there were many spectators supporting me and […]...

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