Japan’s Hojo scripts history, wins first gold of Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

Japan’s Takumi Hojo clinched the archetypal golden medal of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning the men’s idiosyncratic triathlon successful 52:56 successful Gamagori. After exiting the aquatics 4th and the cycling limb fifth, Hojo surged up successful the last 5km tally to bushed China’s Zhang Xirui by 9 seconds. Kazakhstan’s Arlan Zhanabay took bronze, portion Hojo’s triumph gave the big federation an aboriginal boost.