Japan sets record with 83 gold medals at Asian Games

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[※Editor's Note = The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which opened on the 19th of last month, concludes on the afternoon of the 4th after 16 days of intense competition. Yonhap News Agency reports that Korea...

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[Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Ga-eul] Japan smiled broadly on home soil. On the 3rd, Japan's 'TBS News' reported, "Japan achieved an unprecedented seventh consecutive victory in softball. In judo, they completed a three-peat in the mixed team event. In sepak takraw, they won the gold medal they had long dreamed of. Japan has secured a total of 269 medals." The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which opened on the 20th of last month, is racing toward …

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On the 15th day (August 3rd) of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the Japanese team's gold medal count reached 83, surpassing the previous record of 78 from the 1966 Bangkok Games, a record that had stood for 60 years. They achieved their 7th consecutive victory in softball and their 3rd consecutive victory in the mixed team judo event. In men's sepak takraw (4-person team), Japan won a first-ever gold medal.