Martial Arts
Tied at the Sword, Won at the Spear: Duong Thuy Vi's Fourth Asian Games Medal and the Score Sheet Nobody Sees
The Last Hour at Aichi Sky Expo: A Fencing Bronze and a 45-Touch Ledger That Refuses to Balance
Thirty Minutes Inside the Sauna: The Indian Fighter Who Collapsed at the Asiad, and the Unwritten Ledger of the Weight Cut
Karate Kata Gold on the Aichi-Nagoya Mat: Vietnam's Leap and the Silence of the Score Sheet
Thirty Minutes Inside the Sauna: The Indian Fighter Who Collapsed at the Asiad, and the Unwritten Ledger of the Weight CutOnce the sauna door closes, no one outside maintains any contact with the...
Karate Kata Gold on the Aichi-Nagoya Mat: Vietnam's Leap and the Silence of the Score SheetIn March 2026 I spent four consecutive days inside the NSC Gymnasium in Dhaka...
42–41: One Touch and Singapore's First Épée Team Bronze at Aichi Sky ExpoOn the right-hand strip of Hall 6 at Aichi Sky Expo, in the hour before...
Tied at the Sword, Won at the Spear: Duong Thuy Vi's Fourth Asian Games Medal and the Score Sheet Nobody SeesTwo athletes stood at opposite ends of the deck with the same number beside...
The Last Hour at Aichi Sky Expo: A Fencing Bronze and a 45-Touch Ledger That Refuses to BalanceThe red and green lights on piste four at Aichi Sky Expo went dark at 6:08 in...
Épée Team Bronze and the 42–41 Puzzle: Reading Singapore's First Medal Against an Open Ledger42–41. A team épée match ends on a 45-touch target — the rule is so simple th...
42-41: One Overtime Touch, and Two Different LedgersLast week I sat with a score that would not settle. Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games...