Martial Arts
Vietnam’s First ASIAD Gold: The Kata Staircase Nobody CountedVietnam claimed its first gold at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan through the...
42–41: The One Touch That Rewrote Singapore's Fencing LedgerA touch light on a fencing piste holds a second of suspended time before it...
42–41: The Weight of the Last Touch, and the Arithmetic Behind Singapore's Épée BronzeAn Uncomfortable Number on the Scoreboard I did not see the touch itself. I w...
Épée Bronze and a Ten-Touch Wall: Inside Singapore's First Fencing Team MedalOn the electronic board in the hall at Aichi Sky Expo the score sat at 41–41....
Blade Light and Korea's Shadow: Inside Singapore's First Asian Games Fencing Team MedalThe scoreboard at the Aichi Sky Expo changed without a sound: 42–41....
42–41 in One Touch, 35–45 in Ten: What Singapore's Fencing Bronze Wrote Into My LedgerIt was 1:40 a.m. in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. A plastic chair at a mamak stall, ...
