Mirai Ikeda looks ahead to Olympics after historic Asian Games gold in surfing

Nagoya – Mirai Ikeda, the first woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in surfing, has her sights set on proving herself against the best in the world as she builds up to an Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. With surfing included for the first time at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, the 18-year-old outperformed China’s Yang Siqi in the women’s final on Tuesday, earning the inaugural gold and a provisional place at the 2028 Olympics. Japan also won the men’s gold medal through Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi.