Martial Arts
A 5-0 Verdict, a Swollen Knee and 1.2 Billion Dong: The Empty Space Inside Vietnam's Team Kata Gold That Nobody Wants to Look At
0–5, 5–0, 4–1: How the Asiad 20 Kata Scoreboard Measured Vietnam's Ceiling
42–41 Versus 35–45: The Number Everyone Skipped While Reading Singapore's Fencing Bronze
Épée, 42–41, and a First Medal: Reading the Ledger from the Fencing Hall at Aichi-Nagoya 2026
A 5-0 Verdict, a Swollen Knee and 1.2 Billion Dong: The Empty Space Inside Vietnam's Team Kata Gold That Nobody Wants to Look AtThe story broke in Hanoi. I read it in a Nagoya apartment at 3 a.m. — a...
0–5, 5–0, 4–1: How the Asiad 20 Kata Scoreboard Measured Vietnam's CeilingThree Numbers, One Ceiling On 20 September, on a karate mat at Asiad 20, a...
42–41 Versus 35–45: The Number Everyone Skipped While Reading Singapore's Fencing BronzeAt 2:40 in the morning at a mamak stall in Bangsar, the number on my phone...
Épée, 42–41, and a First Medal: Reading the Ledger from the Fencing Hall at Aichi-Nagoya 2026Aichi Sky Expo, Hall 3, ten past seven in the evening. Nine metal strips run...
42–41 and 35–45: The Two Faces of Singapore's Épée Bronze42–41 and 35–45: The Two Faces of Singapore's Épée Bronze At two in the morni...
Asian Games Fencing: Singapore's Épée Bronze, the 42–41 Scoreline and the Measure of the Elite Gap42–41. A team épée relay is built toward a 45-touch target, which makes that...
0–5, 5–0, 4–1: How the Asiad 20 Kata Scoreboard Measured Vietnam's CeilingThree Numbers, One Ceiling On 20 September, on a karate mat at Asiad 20, a...
42–41 Versus 35–45: The Number Everyone Skipped While Reading Singapore's Fencing BronzeAt 2:40 in the morning at a mamak stall in Bangsar, the number on my phone...
Épée, 42–41, and a First Medal: Reading the Ledger from the Fencing Hall at Aichi-Nagoya 2026Aichi Sky Expo, Hall 3, ten past seven in the evening. Nine metal strips run...
42–41 and 35–45: The Two Faces of Singapore's Épée Bronze42–41 and 35–45: The Two Faces of Singapore's Épée Bronze At two in the morni...
Asian Games Fencing: Singapore's Épée Bronze, the 42–41 Scoreline and the Measure of the Elite Gap42–41. A team épée relay is built toward a 45-touch target, which makes that...