Tokyo, Aug 21, 2026 (AFP) - Eel-powered Japan whizz-kid, 11, chases Asian Games history

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Yuki Kurihara will become Japan's youngest athlete in Asian Games history next month and the 11-year-old eSports whizz-kid wants to be the competition's youngest ever medallist too. The bespectacled primary school student joined his Japan team-mates this week for an inauguration ceremony ahead of their home Games, which take place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from September 19 to October 4. Kurihara will compete in eSports event Puyo Puyo C......

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