Hojo Takumi (front) of Japan competes during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Takumi Hojo won the men's triathlon on Sunday to claim the first gold medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. ■
Athletes start during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Fan Junjie (front) of China competes during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
Athletes compete during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Athletes compete during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Yasumatsu Aoba (L) of Japan and Zhang Xirui of China compete during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Athletes compete during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Athletes compete during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Yasumatsu Aoba (L) of Japan and Zhang Xirui of China compete during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
Fan Junjie (front) of China competes during the men's individual triathlon at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
Fan Junjie (front) of China competes during the men's individual triathlon at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
Zhang Xirui of China competes during the men's individual triathlon at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)
CFMOTO Aspar's rider Sun Shengbo of China prepares before the race 1 of the ESBK Talent category at the 2026 Spanish Superbike Championship Navarra in Navarra, Spain, Sept. 19, 2026. (Photo by Pablo Morano/Xinhua)
Athletes compete during the men's individual triathlon final at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Gamagori City of Aichi prefecture, Japan, Sept. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
