Martial Arts
Six Rounds, No Answer: Imane Khelif's Paris Return2026-11-08In 2026, at the indoor hall of the Khulna District Stadium, I watched...
The Double 9.346: Behind Vietnam's Youth Olympic Silver in Dakar — and the Gaps in the Record2026-11-05I first thought it was a typo when I saw 9.346 twice on the scoreboard. The...
The Sydney Ledger: Salkilld's Headliner and the Five Rounds Nobody Wrote Down2026-10-28The release carried four numbers: 13-1, 6-0, 17-4, and February 7. The number...
A Kata Gold and a '5-0' That Is Not a Scoreboard2026-10-26Nagoya, 22 September 2026, 2:20 pm. The Asian Games are being held in the cit...
45-37: The Winning Ledger of Alexander Volkanovski That Nobody Published2026-10-25The clock read 4:54 of round two. It was nearly three in the morning in...
The Shaolin Fee Sheet: USD 14,400 a Year, and the Second Price Hidden Beneath It2026-10-23Late one February night in my Nagoya flat I opened a PDF admissions notice. T...
Dana White at the White House: UFC, Trump's Political Strategy and the New Business of Sports BrandingDana White at the White House: UFC, Trump's Political Strategy and the New...
Six Rounds, No Answer: Imane Khelif's Paris ReturnIn 2026, at the indoor hall of the Khulna District Stadium, I watched...
Behind a Silver Medal: Vietnam's First Dakar Youth Olympic Taiji Medal and the Story of an Empty AuditoriumI went to the Karama fan zone for the match and left with the crowd. On that...
The Double 9.346: Behind Vietnam's Youth Olympic Silver in Dakar — and the Gaps in the RecordI first thought it was a typo when I saw 9.346 twice on the scoreboard. The...
A 0.028 Gap in Dakar and a Personal Phone Bill: What Is Missing from Lê Hoàng's Silver Medal StoryIt is 3 November night in Dakar, and the sun has risen at dawn on the 4th in...
The Sport Without a Scoreboard: Wrestling and Stick-Fighting in Bengal's Undocumented ArenaOn a spring afternoon in rural Chittagong, a ring is built from bamboo and...
Asiad 20, October 3: Vietnam Face Thailand in Sepak Takraw Final as Combat Sports Fill a Packed ScheduleOctober 3 is a busy and consequential day for the Vietnam delegation at Asiad...
From Preschool Teacher to Asian Champion: Phung's Medal Dream Ends at Asiad 20At the quarterfinals of the women's 54kg MMA at Asiad 20, Vietnam's Lò Thị...
Empty Framework, Full Ring: ‘No Data’ Is the Most Honest Number on a Combat-Sports Report CardAt 1 a.m. in a six-person flat in Cheras, a fight card was running on a phone...
Blank Cells, Honest Answers: Reading Bangladesh's Combat-Sports Data CrisisThe report that landed on my desk last week carried no name on its first page...
The Sydney Ledger: Salkilld's Headliner and the Five Rounds Nobody Wrote DownThe release carried four numbers: 13-1, 6-0, 17-4, and February 7. The number...
The 50.4 kg Scale: How 100 Grams Ended a Korean Judo Campaign and a Coach's TenureA few yards from the weigh-in room at the Asian Games judo venue, a 48-kg...
The Empty File as Witness: Who Kept the Ledger After Four Karate GoldsIn June 2026 I did something on a Rajshahi rooftop that seemed pointless at t...
A Kata Gold and a '5-0' That Is Not a ScoreboardNagoya, 22 September 2026, 2:20 pm. The Asian Games are being held in the cit...
45-37: The Winning Ledger of Alexander Volkanovski That Nobody PublishedThe clock read 4:54 of round two. It was nearly three in the morning in...
Six Rounds, No Answer: Imane Khelif's Paris ReturnIn 2026, at the indoor hall of the Khulna District Stadium, I watched...
Behind a Silver Medal: Vietnam's First Dakar Youth Olympic Taiji Medal and the Story of an Empty AuditoriumI went to the Karama fan zone for the match and left with the crowd. On that...
The Double 9.346: Behind Vietnam's Youth Olympic Silver in Dakar — and the Gaps in the RecordI first thought it was a typo when I saw 9.346 twice on the scoreboard. The...
A 0.028 Gap in Dakar and a Personal Phone Bill: What Is Missing from Lê Hoàng's Silver Medal StoryIt is 3 November night in Dakar, and the sun has risen at dawn on the 4th in...
The Sport Without a Scoreboard: Wrestling and Stick-Fighting in Bengal's Undocumented ArenaOn a spring afternoon in rural Chittagong, a ring is built from bamboo and...
Asiad 20, October 3: Vietnam Face Thailand in Sepak Takraw Final as Combat Sports Fill a Packed ScheduleOctober 3 is a busy and consequential day for the Vietnam delegation at Asiad...
From Preschool Teacher to Asian Champion: Phung's Medal Dream Ends at Asiad 20At the quarterfinals of the women's 54kg MMA at Asiad 20, Vietnam's Lò Thị...
Empty Framework, Full Ring: ‘No Data’ Is the Most Honest Number on a Combat-Sports Report CardAt 1 a.m. in a six-person flat in Cheras, a fight card was running on a phone...
Blank Cells, Honest Answers: Reading Bangladesh's Combat-Sports Data CrisisThe report that landed on my desk last week carried no name on its first page...
The Sydney Ledger: Salkilld's Headliner and the Five Rounds Nobody Wrote DownThe release carried four numbers: 13-1, 6-0, 17-4, and February 7. The number...
The 50.4 kg Scale: How 100 Grams Ended a Korean Judo Campaign and a Coach's TenureA few yards from the weigh-in room at the Asian Games judo venue, a 48-kg...
The Empty File as Witness: Who Kept the Ledger After Four Karate GoldsIn June 2026 I did something on a Rajshahi rooftop that seemed pointless at t...
A Kata Gold and a '5-0' That Is Not a ScoreboardNagoya, 22 September 2026, 2:20 pm. The Asian Games are being held in the cit...
45-37: The Winning Ledger of Alexander Volkanovski That Nobody PublishedThe clock read 4:54 of round two. It was nearly three in the morning in...