Martial Arts
Martial ArtsThe Semifinal Is Vietnam's Ceiling: Reading the Ledger Behind Four Asiad Bronzes2026-09-26On the evening of September 23 I wrote four names into the notebook. Before...
Martial ArtsVietnam's First Gold at ASIAD 2026: What the 5-0 Team Kata Scoreline Actually Says2026-09-26On the afternoon of September 22, 2026, I sat on my veranda in Mymensingh...
Martial ArtsA Sister's Shadow, A New Mat: Châu Ngọc Tuyết Sang and the Unwritten Block of Asiad 20262026-09-28October 1, 2026 — Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. On the first day of the Asiad 2026...
A Sister's Shadow, A New Mat: Châu Ngọc Tuyết Sang and the Unwritten Block of Asiad 2026October 1, 2026 — Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. On the first day of the Asiad 2026...
The Scorecard That Doesn't Match the Headline: What the Ledger Says About a Flyweight Revenge NightI had a bout sheet in my hand, three scorecards, and a headline. All three...
The Semifinal Is Vietnam's Ceiling: Reading the Ledger Behind Four Asiad BronzesOn the evening of September 23 I wrote four names into the notebook. Before...
Teqball, Kata and Ninth Place: The Ledger Vietnam's Two Bronzes Are HidingI have covered sport long enough to have one fixed habit — scoreboard first,...
Vietnam's First Gold at ASIAD 2026: What the 5-0 Team Kata Scoreline Actually SaysOn the afternoon of September 22, 2026, I sat on my veranda in Mymensingh...
The '5-0' Kata Never Scores: Reading Vietnam's Karate Gold at ASIAD 2026On September 22, at 14:20, the Asian Games medal table lit the gold cell besi...
42–41: What One Overtime Touch Gave Singapore's Fencing — And What 35–45 Took BackThe clock had stopped on the piste at Aichi Sky Expo, the scoreboard lit at...