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On September 27, in the women’s javelin final at the Asian Games held at Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan’s Kitaguchi Haruka threw 62.70m to take silver. Gold went to 18-year-old Yan Ziyi of China, who blew away the field with a Games-record 70.46m on her very first throw. Takemoto Sae took bronze, giving Japan two medals in the event. On 5channel threads, many posters voiced excitement over how far Yan’s mark might go in the future, while others posted comments mocking her build — reactions to the result were decidedly mixed.
On September 27, the women’s javelin final of the athletics competition at the 20th Asian Games (2026/Aichi-Nagoya) was held at Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium in Nagoya, where Japan’s Kitaguchi Haruka won silver with a throw of 62.70 meters.
Kitaguchi opened with 56.48m on her first attempt, then moved up to second place with a day’s-best 61.89m on her fourth throw. She then produced her best mark of the day on her final attempt.
However, China’s Yan Ziyi had already thrown a Games-record 70.46m on her very first attempt. She passed on her remaining throws, but even Kitaguchi’s best couldn’t reach that distance.
Source: thedigestweb.com / Original article here
What people said
and this is our home Games
Korea's been getting crushed nonstop too
Korea's weak
Someone just beat her about two weeks ago
Everyone has an off day, health issues happen
China's always been strong in shot put
Feels like they win it at the Olympics too
At this point Japan can't win unless the Chinese girl gets hurt
I mean, nobody's beating her at all
Wait, really?
So if she entered the men's competition, she might actually have a shot at winning depending on the day?
The women's javelin is 0.6kg
The men's is 150kg
Is this actually men's-record territory?
No way, come on
Also, the men's and women's javelins are different lengths and weights to begin with
There just aren't many athletes who can handle training loads heavy enough to make even Murofushi (the legendary hammer thrower) recoil.
She panicked and switched coaches to Jan Železný, but this girl's not even on that level
She'll probably hit around 77m eventually
Anyone who ends up in her generation is doomed lol
Nobody's beating her
She throws the javelin like she's doing a long toss in baseball, nobody's beating that.
Having that build AND that much run-up speed — all you can say is it's amazing
Probably just protein (a joking dig implying doping suspicions).
Feels like the same situation as when Murofushi showed up and took over domestic hammer throw.
The world record is 72.28m
She could get there as early as next year
Pretty sure her personal best was already 71m.
Apparently she already threw something like 71m back in May
It's basically a done deal she'll smash the world record too
China's got a high rate of producing monsters like this
This girl is seriously a monster
That Thai sprinter, Boon or whatever her name is, is a monster too
Background and talking points on this story
Kitaguchi Haruka is one of Japan’s leading javelin throwers, with a personal best in the 68m range. China’s Yan Ziyi, who took gold this time, is only 18, and she set a Games record of 70.46m on her very first throw, putting the result out of reach for the rest of the field from the start. On the thread, many posters expressed amazement that the mark is nearing world-record territory, along with hopes she’ll throw even farther in the years ahead, while other posts mocking her build or gender also appeared, giving the discussion a mixed tone. Some also pointed out that Japan’s men’s javelin record is still held by Kazuhiro Mizoguchi, sparking discussion about how hard it is for new talent to emerge in throwing events. Kitaguchi herself is a world-class competitor, and this result can be read as a case of a seasoned veteran being overtaken by the momentum of a rising star.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Athletics/Asian Games] Kitaguchi Haruka takes silver in women’s javelin with 62.70m — falls short of 18-year-old Chinese record-setter’s 70m+ Games record, bronze medalist Takemoto Sae joins her on the double podium.”
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