Japan schoolboy, 11, wins gold while empty seats blight Asian Games

Yuki Kurihara storms to Puyo Puyo title aged 11 Organizers ‘not satisfied’ with sluggish ticket sales Weightlifting world records continue to tumble Eel-loving schoolboy Yuki Kurihara, 11, won an Asian Games gold medal in Japan on Saturday, more weightlifting world records were set and organizers admitted they were “not satisfied” with ticket sales after swaths of empty seats were seen at the athletics. Kurihara, believed to be the youngest competitor at the Games in Aichi-Nagoya, romped to a 10-2 victory in the esports game Puyo Puyo Champions after going 1-0 down in the final. Continue reading...

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