Yuki Kurihara, Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy, wins Asian Games gold

Gold medallist Yuki Kurihara, a primary school student, is the youngest athlete in host country Japan’s Asian Games history.Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy Yuki Kurihara said he was “embarrassed” after winning Asian Games gold on Saturday by thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age.The bespectacled primary school student, believed to be the youngest competitor at the games in Aichi-Nagoya, won the Puyo Puyo Champions final 10-2.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Man City found guilty on almost all 115 Premier League charges: Reportlist 2 of 3Timeline: Man City’s Premier League financial charges to reported verdictlist 3 of 3Mbappe goal overshadowed by knee injury to mar Zidane debut France winend of listHe is the youngest athlete in the host country Japan’s Asian Games history.Puyo Puyo Champions is a puzzle game where players try to clear their screen of coloured blobs by lining them up and popping them.Looking unruffled throughout, Kurihara waltzed into the gold medal match with a string of dazzling displays.He crushed Thailand’s Tanarak Wongkitkun – a relative veteran at 28 – 10-1 in the semifinals to ensure at ...