11-Year-Old Japanese Player Yuki Kurihara Wins Esports Gold Medal at the Asian Games
Kurihara beat opponents up to three times his age and became Japan’s youngest Asian Games champion, with Japanese media reporting eight hours of daily training.
- On Saturday, Japanese elementary school student Yuki Kurihara defeated South Korea's Kang Dongshin 10-2 in the Puyo Puyo Champions final at the Asian Games, securing the gold medal.
- Youth athletes are dominating this year's Asian Games, with Kurihara joining 12-year-old Kamus Wong of Hong Kong in skateboarding and 13-year-old Zidi of China in swimming securing notable victories.
- Training eight hours daily while maintaining his school grades, Kurihara relies on eel as his favorite training food to sustain his competitive edge.
- Before the final, Kurihara defeated Thailand's Tanarak Wongkitikun 10-1 in the semifinals, demonstrating dominance against a field that included competitors as old as 28.
- Esports were first introduced to the Asian Games three years ago in Hangzhou, China, marking a significant expansion for the competition, which traces its origins to 1951 in New Delhi, India.
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An 11-year-old Japanese player scored the gold medal in electronic sports competitions in the Asian Games held in Aichi-Nagoya, after winning the game of Poiyo Boyo Champions.
Yuki Kurihara, 11, makes history as youngest gold medalist at Asian Games in Puyo Puyo Champions
Yuki Kurihara claimed the gold medal in the Puyo Puyo Champions event at the Asian Games. At just 11 years old, he became the youngest gold medalist throughout the history of the Asian Games. After defeating South Korean player Kang Dongshin 10-2 in the final, he expressed happiness about his win. Kurihara also remarked on the beauty of his gold medal and the plush toy mascot he received.
He ran over rivals sometimes three times as big as him.
The kid in the glasses didn't make much effort to beat South Korea Kang Dong Shin with 10.2 to get the gold of the Asian Games in electronic sports.
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