Ikeda

Japanese surfers Igarashi Kanoa and Ikeda Miku won gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Ikeda taking the women's title and Nonaka Minami earning bronze. Their victories secured conditional Olympic qualification spots for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Ikeda, from Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture, celebrated the win as a major step toward the Olympics.

Japanese surfer Mirai Ikeda won gold at the Asian Games, a historic first, and says she is now aiming for the Olympic Games. The victory marks a breakthrough for surfing in Japan and positions Ikeda as a leading candidate for Olympic selection, with attention turning to her preparations for the next Games.

Japanese surfers Igarashi and Ikeda have secured qualification spots for the 2028 Olympic Games through the Asian Games, according to Kyodo News. Their results at the continental competition in surfing earned Japan two places at the Los Angeles Olympics, a notable achievement as nations contested limited quota spots via the Asian Games pathway.