The eel-powered 11-year-old making history
Summary
Yuki Kurihara, an 11-year-old from Japan, is the youngest athlete competing in the Asian Games this year. He plays the puzzle video game Puyo Puyo Champions and has won all his group matches, aiming to win a gold medal on Saturday.Key Facts
- Yuki Kurihara is 11 years old and competes in Puyo Puyo Champions, a puzzle game like Tetris.
- He is the youngest athlete ever at this year’s Asian Games held in Nagoya, Japan.
- Kurihara won all four opponents in Group A and hopes to win gold.
- He turned professional at 10 years old, before his 11th birthday.
- Kurihara won Sega’s Puyo Puyo Grand Prix Final by beating an adult pro in February.
- The Asian Games include eSports as medal events for the third time, with Puyo Puyo among the 11 games.
- Kurihara prepares for contests by eating eel, a practice believed to boost energy.
- The current youngest Asian Games medallist is Indonesia’s Bunga Nyimas, who won bronze in skateboarding at age 12.
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