Martial Arts
42–41: How Singapore's Épée Team Broke a Three-Games Bottleneck at Aichi-Nagoya
From 42–41 to 35–45: Singapore's Epee Bronze, Asia's Power Ladder, and One Reckoning From a Ringside Seat in Dhaka
Not 42–41 but 35: Singapore's Épée Bronze and Korea's Ten-Touch Wall
42–41 and 35–45: Singapore's Épée Bronze and the Arithmetic of Two Columns
Martial ArtsA 5-0 Panel, a Swollen Knee and US$47,000: The Real Ledger Behind Vietnam's Team-Kata Gold1.2 billion Vietnamese dong. Add the state medalling bonus to the 'socialised...
Martial ArtsFive Judges' Hands and 1.2 Billion Dong: What Vietnam's Karate Actually Won at the AsiadThe scoreboard said 5-0. In karate kumite that figure means an eight-point...
Martial Arts42–41: How Singapore's Épée Team Broke a Three-Games Bottleneck at Aichi-NagoyaIt was nearly half past ten at Hall 3 of the Aichi Sky Expo. The women's team...
Martial Arts42–41 and 35–45: Where Singapore's Épée Walked In, and Where Korea Was Already StandingOn the Rajshahi rooftop, ninety seconds became a way of listening. That habit...
Martial ArtsFrom 42–41 to 35–45: Singapore's Epee Bronze, Asia's Power Ladder, and One Reckoning From a Ringside Seat in DhakaHook Before the final leg began, the scoreboard was not on Singapore's side. ...
Martial Arts42–41: The Overtime Touch That Broke Singapore's Épée Team Through the Quarter-Final WallSeoul, 5 a.m. Under a blanket, laptop on the chest. On screen: the piste at...
Martial Arts42–41: The Silent Second That Ended Singapore's Épée CeilingThe tea on my Osaka desk had gone cold long before the touch arrived. On...
Martial ArtsNot 42–41 but 35: Singapore's Épée Bronze and Korea's Ten-Touch WallThe board read 41–41 and the hall had stopped breathing. When Singapore's...
Martial Arts42–41 and 35–45: Singapore's Épée Bronze and the Arithmetic of Two ColumnsTwo in the morning in Bangkok. I opened a free stream on my laptop — no...
Martial Arts42–41 and 35–45: Singapore's First Épée Bronze and the Ledger That Doesn't BalanceOn the third strip at the Aichi Sky Expo the scoreboard read 41–41....
Martial ArtsThe 42–41 Ledger: Singapore's First Épée Team Medal, a Three-Games Bottleneck, and the Ten-Touch Gap Against KoreaHook: One Number on the Board I did not see the final touch at the Aichi Sky...
Martial Arts42–41 and 35–45: Two Scoreboards, One Day, and Singapore's First Team Épée BronzeThe last touch landed on the épée strip at Aichi Sky Expo and the scoreboard...