Paragliding Men’s cross country 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018




18th  Asian Games Jakarta
Palembang 2018

Japan Wins gold In Paragliding 

Men’s cross country

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Asian Games 2018



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The Japanese national paragliding team won the 2018 Asian Games gold medal in the men's cross country with a score of 11,391. Team members Yoshiaki Hirokawa, Takao Iwasaki, Tari, Kamiyama, Yoshiki Kuremoto and Yoshiaki Nakagawa scored big in the third round – four of its five paragliders booked perfect scores, putting the team in second place.
The Japanese men continued their prime performance in the fourth round to enter first.
"What an interesting performance by the Japanese team. In the fourth round, all five of its athletes managed to finish with the best scores," said Wahyu Yudha, the paragliding event manager.
Silver medal was won by Nepal's Bimal Adhikari, Bijay Gautama, Sushil Gurung, Yukesh Gurung and Bishal Thapa with a score of 11,364. Indonesia won bronze with a score of 10,873.

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