Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi and Mirai Ikeda Win 2026 Asian Games, Qualify for LA28 Olympic Games

Screen-print style illustration of three anonymous silhouette surfers wearing medals on a teal three-step podium on a rainy beach, the winner raising one arm, with a crowd under umbrellas, white peaked tents and breaking surf behind.Illustration

Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi and Mirai Ikeda won gold at surfing’s first Asian Games in Tahara, punching the first two tickets to the LA28 Olympics. Indonesia’s I Made Pajar Ariyana and China’s Siqi Yang took silver; the Philippines’ Jayuard Alciso and Japan’s Minami Nonaka took bronze.

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