Asiad 2018: Japan takes gold in both men s skateboarding events
Wednesday - August 29, 2018 4:52 pm ,
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Asiad 2018: Japan takes gold in both men s skateboarding events
Jakarta Aug 29 (IANS) Japan secured gold medals in both individual mens skateboarding events at the 2018 Asian Games here on Wednesday.
In the street discipline 17-year-old Ike Keyaki took the win with a score of 31.1 ahead of Indonesia s 16-year-old Sanggoe Darma Tanjung in second who scored 30.5 to claim the silver medal reports Efe news.
Another teenager South Korea s Eun Juwon rounded out the podium spots in third place claiming the bronze medal with a score of 25.4
In the park category another Japanese teenager 19-year-old Kensuke Sasaoka claimed the gold medal earning a score of 75 points from the judges.
Indonesians Jason Dennis Lijnzaat and Pevi Permana Putra took the silver and bronze medals respectively to delight the home crowd.
Keyaki s and Sasaoka s medals bring their country s total to 48 gold out of a total of 154 although Japan still trail China who boast a total of 213 including a whopping 100 gold.
--IANS kk/sed
In the street discipline 17-year-old Ike Keyaki took the win with a score of 31.1 ahead of Indonesia s 16-year-old Sanggoe Darma Tanjung in second who scored 30.5 to claim the silver medal reports Efe news.
Another teenager South Korea s Eun Juwon rounded out the podium spots in third place claiming the bronze medal with a score of 25.4
In the park category another Japanese teenager 19-year-old Kensuke Sasaoka claimed the gold medal earning a score of 75 points from the judges.
Indonesians Jason Dennis Lijnzaat and Pevi Permana Putra took the silver and bronze medals respectively to delight the home crowd.
Keyaki s and Sasaoka s medals bring their country s total to 48 gold out of a total of 154 although Japan still trail China who boast a total of 213 including a whopping 100 gold.
--IANS kk/sed
