asian games
China Masters: Satwik and Chirag Reverse a Lost Opening Game, and the Price of Five Final PointsScoreline: 11-21, then 21-13, then 21-17. The China Masters final ran one hou...
Vietnam's singles exit in the Asian Games third round: one game won, two gaps measuredThe second game ended 24-22. I was sitting in front of a screen in Guangzhou,...
Asian Games Close in a Half-Empty Stadium: Vietnam Finishes 19th, 348 Athletes and an Unfinished Gold DreamAt the closing ceremony of the twentieth Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, I stood...
Thailand Collapses in Set 5 Against China: When Speed Hits the Stamina CeilingThat night in the arena, the recorder in my pocket had run out of battery...
Tom Kim, the Asian Games and a gold medal priced in timeAt the 13th hole, a 520-yard par-5 with the wind nearly still and the sun...
Asian Games Today: Vietnam's Ju-Jitsu, Taekwondo and Wrestling All Open from the QualifiersIn 2026, I was eighteen years old, a first-year student who had talked his wa...
ASIAD Semifinal, October 1: Why Vietnam's League of Legends Upset Window Lives in the Best-of-Three FormatAt 7 a.m. on October 1, Vietnam's League of Legends team steps into the Asian...
Nguyen Thi Tam defeats world champion, reaches Asiad 20 gold medal finalWhen all five judges raised their scorecards for Nguyen Thi Tam, the Nishio...
Loh Kean Yew vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn: The Asian Games Men's Singles Final and Two Nations Waiting for a First PeakAn hour before the umpire called the two players onto court, Loh Kean Yew sto...
Alex Eala 6-1, 6-0 at the Asian Games: a quarterfinal berth and the medal equation of the world No. 18Alex Eala 6-1, 6-0 at the Asian Games: a quarterfinal berth and the medal...
Vietnam women's sepak takraw beats South Korea 2-0 to reach the Asiad final: twelve points and one decision at 3-6Vietnam women's sepak takraw beats South Korea 2-0 to reach the Asiad final:...
Shoes missing from the approved list: Asian Games gold stripped, and the gaps left unverifiedOn the road, she crossed the line nearly four minutes ahead of the next...
Lo Thi Phung loses to Lee Bomi in Asian Games quarterfinal: when the extra round becomes a conditioning testOn September 20, in the women's 54 kg quarterfinal at the Asian Games, three...
A 70.46m Throw in the Rain and a 19.88s Sprint: What the Data Says About Yan Ziyi and Puripol Boonson?Data never lies; the liar is the one who chooses how to read it. And in Nagoy...
From 24-22 to 12-21: The Decider and the True Depth of Vietnamese Badminton at the Asian GamesAt the seventh row of the arena, a Vietnamese man folded a small flag into hi...
Singapore's first women's epee team medal: reading the result through the ruleset, the top seeding and the overtime touchIn the overtime of the quarter-final, Singapore beat Uzbekistan 42-41. That...
Vietnam Karate and the 5-0 Verdict at the Asiad: A Victory That Doesn't ShoutThe Toyohashi arena was packed with Japanese spectators that day. On the...
Two Score Sheets, 5-0 and 0-5: Vietnam's Karate at Asiad 20 and a Mirror Worth FacingAt the Toyohashi arena in Japan, Vietnam's three-woman kata team — Nguyễn Thị...
Vietnam reach Asian Games quarterfinals after 0-2 defeat: a ticket built on four points and a parallel resultIn the fifth minute, Urinboev put the ball in Vietnam's net. I wrote one line...
The Bus That Never Came and the Collapse of the First-Pass Chain: Vietnam Women's Volleyball Loses 0-3 to Indonesia at Asiad 20I learned this after nearly fifty years standing at the edge of playing court...
Vietnam Women's Volleyball Exits Asiad 20 Quarterfinals: The Real Story Isn't the 0-3One line. Just one line, buried inside a competition diary packed with names....
U23 Thailand and the Real Test: When Talent Masks Structure Against U23 Hong KongThe first half ended 0-2. It was not U23 Thailand leading — it was U23...
Vietnam U23 and the 45 Minutes They Had to Unlock Themselves: What Dinh Hong Vinh Left Out of the Press RoomIn the post-match press room, Dinh Hong Vinh told a small story. His players...
Thuy Linh, the Asian Games and the Medal Equation: When Truth Is Drowned Out by Feeling“The Asian Games arena is very harsh, it is not easy to win a medal.” Nguyen...
Boatwright's Naturalization Law Passes but Misses Asian Games: The Puzzle for Gilas PilipinasWhen Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. allowed the naturalization bil...
