Men's basketball kicked off competitive action at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, ahead of the opening ceremony on Sept. 19.Qatar beat Iran 59-53 in Group B at Nagoya's IG Arena in the opening game, as Japan hosts the Asian Games for the first time since 1994 in Hiroshima.Later in the day, Japan routed Indonesia 98-53 in its Group A opener at the same venue.Kazuma Tsuya scored the most for Japan with 23 points and Ren Kanechika added 15.Over 15,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries and regions are set to take part in the quadrennial continental games, to be held mainly in N…READ FULL ARTICLE
