Thai Canoeist Atchaporn Wins Silver at Asian Games 2026
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Atchaporn Duanglawa of the Thai national canoe team posted a strong showing, crossing the finish line in second place to capture the silver medal in the women's slalom canoe competition at the 2026 Asian Games. The event took place on September 30 at the Yahagigawa Canoe Slalom Course in Japan. Duanglawa clocked 125.85 seconds to earn the medal for Thailand, bettering her fourth-place result at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou and her bronze from the 2018 edition in Indonesia. The gold medal was won by China's Huang Juan in 114.84 seconds, and the bronze went to Kazakhstan's Anastassiya Ananyeva with a time of 127.32 seconds.