Asian Games 2014: Day 11 Results, Updated Medal Table and Incheon Schedule
The youngsters had their way on Day 11 of the 2014 Asian Games, as several teenage sensations took home unexpected gold medals in Incheon on Tuesday.
China continue their dominance atop the medal standings, but a 13-year-old sailor gave the home fans plenty of reasons to cheer regardless. Controversy also reared its ugly head on Tuesday, as the women's boxing semi-finals gave spectators plenty to talk about.
Here's the full medal table after 11 days of competition as well as full medal results from Incheon:
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| 1 | China | 125 | 79 | 61 | 265 |
| 2 | Korea | 54 | 55 | 60 | 169 |
| 3 | Japan | 37 | 54 | 55 | 146 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 15 | 16 | 25 | 56 |
| 5 | Iran | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | DPR Korea | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 8 | Thailand | 8 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 9 | Qatar | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | India | 6 | 8 | 32 | 46 |
| Women's Synchronised 10m Diving | China | DPR Korea | Malaysia |
| Men's Synchronised 3m Diving | China | Malaysia | Korea |
| Women's Pole Vault | Ling Li (CHN) | Tomomi Abiko (JPN) | Lim Eunji (KOR) |
| Men's Discus | Ehsan Hadadi IRI) | Vikas Gowda Shive Gowda (IND) | Ahmed Mohammed Dheeb (QAT) |
| Men's Long Jump | Jinzhe Li (CHN) | Kim Deok-hyeon (KOR) | Xinglong Gao (CHN) |
| Men's 110m Hurdles | Wenjun Xie (CHN) | Kim Byung-jun (KOR) | Jamras Rittidet (THA) |
| Women's Team Bowling | Singapore | Korea | Indonesia |
| Women's All Events Bowling | Lee Na-young (KOR) | Jane Sin Li (MAS) | Jazreel Tan (SIN) |
| Men's Team Bowling | Korea | Malaysia | Hong Kong |
| Men's All Events Bowling | Park Jong-woo (KOR) | Yannaphon Larp Apharat (THA) | Kang Heewon (KOR) |
| Men's Cross Country Cycling | Zhen Wang (CHN) | Chun Hing Chan (HKG) | Kohei Yanamoto (JPN) |
| Women's Cross Country Cycling | Qinglan Shi (CHN) | Ling Yang (CHN) | Yukari Nakagome (JPN) |
| Individual Jumping | Abdullah Waleed Sharbatli (KSA) | Satoshi Hirao (JPN) | Taizo Sugitani (JPN) |
| Skeet Shooting Men's Team | China | Kuwait | Korea |
| Skeet Shooting Men's Individual | Abdullah Alrashidi (KUW | Ying Xu (CHN) | Di Jin (CHN) |
| Women's Team Table Tennis | China | Japan | |
| Men's Team Table Tennis | China | Korea | |
| Women's -49kg Taekwondo | Chanatip Sonkham (THA) | Zhaoyi Li (CHN) | |
| Women's -53 kg Taekwondo | Yun Wen Huang (TPE) | Yoon Jeong-yeon (KOR) | |
| Men's -74kg Taekwondo | Masoud Hajizavareh (IRI) | Nikita Rafalovich (UZB) | |
| Men's -87kg Taekwondo | Jasur Baykuziev (UZB) | Linglong Chen (CHN) | |
| Men's Singles Tennis | Yoishihito Nishioka (JPN) | Yen Hsun Lu (TPE) | |
| Women's SinglesTennis | Qiang Wang (CHN) | Luksika Kumkhum (THA) | |
| Women's Singles Soft Tennis | Kim Bomi (KOR) | Hui Chen (CHN) | |
| Men's Singles Soft Tennis | Kim Hyeong-jun (KOR) | Edi Kusdaryanto (INA) | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 59kg | Kohei Hasegawa (JPN) | Wonchol Yun (PRK) | Qiye Tian (CHN)/Almat Kebispayev (KAZ) |
| Men's Greco-Roman 71kg | Jung Ji-hyun (KOR) | Dilshodjon Turdiev (UZB) | Saied Abdvali (IRI)/Shermet Permanov (TKM) |
| Men's Greco-Roman 80kg | Habibollah Akhlaghi (IRI) | Tsukasa Tsurumaki (JPN) | Besiki Saldadze (UZB)/Janarbek Kenjeev (KGZ) |
| Men's Greco-Roman 98kg | Mahdi Aliyarifeizabadi (IRI) | Di Xiao (CHN) | Yerulan Iskakov (KAZ)/Norikatsu Saikawa (JPN) |
Park Sung-bin Becomes Youngest Korean Gold Medalist in Asian Games History
Most 13-year-olds would have been in school or playing with their friends on Tuesday, but Park Sung-bin isn't like most teenagers. Instead, he became the youngest gold medalist in Korea's history, winning the men's optimist (one person) dinghy.
Arirang News congratulated the athlete:
The youngster was consistently excellent over the course of 11 races, recording just 16 penalties and taking top honours in the final race to cap off a fantastic performance.
With 27 points from 12 races, Park holds a 20-point lead over second-placed Raynn Kwok, and if it weren't for a disqualification in Race 7 (resulting in 11 points), his final score would be even more impressive.
Yoshihito Nishioka Wins Japan's First Men's Single Tennis Gold in 40 Years
Yoshihito Nishioka, the No. 168 in the world, defeated the much-favoured Lu Yen-hsun in straight sets to deliver Japan its first men's single tennis gold in four decades, winning 6-2, 6-2.
The 19-year-old is only in his first year on the ATP circuit, and Tuesday's win was undoubtedly the biggest of his young career. Taking full advantage of Lu's inconsistent play, Nishioka broke the serve of his opponent in the first game of the second set (thanks to two double faults), and the match was over from that point.
As reported by Agence France-Presse (for NDTV Sport), the youngster was over the moon with his victory:
"This is hard to believe, I have not had a better day in tennis. My aim is to get into the top 100 as soon as possible. I wanted it to happen this year itself. But I am very happy today."
Winning an Asian Games gold medal at the young age of 19 is an incredible feat, and one that will surely power him to an excellent second season on the ATP tour.
Sarita Devi Eliminated After Controversial Semi-Final Bout
India have launched an official complaint with the Amateur International Boxing Association after Sarita Devi lost a controversial semi-final bout against Korea's Park Jina in the women's lightweight (57-60kg) boxing tournament.
The Indian athlete appeared to dominate her opponent with a significant advantage in power punches, but the judges scored the fight in favour of the local favourite. NDTV's Soumitra Bose did not agree with the scorecards at all:
The opening two rounds appeared to be fairly evenly matched before Devi started taking control of the fight, silencing the crowd with an impressive display in the final two rounds.
Speaking to Shubhodeep Chakravarty of NDTV, fellow Indian boxer Mary Kom didn't mince her words: "Of course she (Park) won because she is Korean."
Even the Korean crowd showered the judges with boos when two of them scored the fight in favour of Park. Devi's husband unleashed a tirade and was involved in a scuffle with security guards, and following India's official complaint to the AIBA, we're likely yet to hear the last of this story.
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