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Kanoa Igarashi Wins Asian Games Gold, Qualifies for LA28

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC · How we work

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Kanoa Igarashi qualified for the LA28 Olympics by winning gold at the Asian Games.
Eighteen-year-old Mirai Ikeda earned her first Olympic berth with a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Igarashi posted the event’s only perfect 10 in his semifinal heat.
ISA President Fernando Aguerre called the Asian Games qualification a historic moment for surfing.

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Kanoa Igarashi qualified for the LA28 Olympics by winning gold at the Asian Games.
Eighteen-year-old Mirai Ikeda earned her first Olympic berth with a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Igarashi posted the event’s only perfect 10 in his semifinal heat.
ISA President Fernando Aguerre called the Asian Games qualification a historic moment for surfing.