Category — Sport

The winning stadium design for the 2014 Asian Games is designed by Populous with the South Korean Incheon Stadium playing host as the primary stadium for the 17th Asian games.

Designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport Venue Event) and Heerim Architects and Planners, Incheon’s new stadium is designed to hold 70,000 people for the Asian games in 2014, after which it will downsize and transform into a 30,000 seat stadium and public park.

Read more on Inhabitat

Via Gizmodo

Technorati Tags: 2014 Asian Games, Asian games, Heerim Architects and Planners, Incheon, Korea, Populous, Incheon Stadium, sport

I haven’t touched ping pong since college (over a decade ago..). It was very addictive, but just not practical to get a ping pong table myself. So I hope this ping pong door concept goes into production!

It’s easy to see how the idea works – the door seems to have interchangeable hinges to allow it to become a table. Narrower than a competition table, but likely to be fun nonetheless!

Via The Awesomer

Technorati Tags: ping pong, ping pong door, ping pong door concept, table tennis

Six year old Miko Andres from the Philippines is thought to be the world’s youngest competitive practical shooter! Practical shooting is a sport in which participants shoot rapidly at multiple targets around an obstacle course.

If this was in London, this could only lead to trouble…

Via Neatorama

Technorati Tags: Miko Andres, Miko Andres, Philippines, Philippines, practical shooting, Practical shooting, sport, world’s youngest competitive practical shooter

Bit early for Chinese New Year, but if you prepare well in advance you could order these Puma Chinese New Year First Round sneakers.

From the Puma archive in 1987, the First Round was a high cut version of the basket. The padded collar made this shoe an instant hit with the skateboard community.

The First Round Chinese New Year celebrates the annual event with details including embroidered dragon scales, customised Chinese calendar rubber tongue badge, ‘Chinese New Year‘ holiday script in gold foil and a premium leather collar.

Check them at CoolestShop.com

Via Lost At E Minor

Technorati Tags: Chinese New Year, fashion, PUMA, Puma Chinese New Year First Round, sneakers, sport, trainers

Watch this video below for some impressive football freestyling skills! Its a video from the 2003 Ring Soccer Freestyle Finals Backstage and features a guy called Abdullah and the previously posted Mr Woo of Seoul – South Korea.

Via Country Football

Technorati Tags: 2003 Ring Soccer Freestyle Finals Backstage, football, Mr Woo

The video below, Origami in the Pursuit of Perfection, is a nice little historic anecdote on the history of the Onitsuka Tiger and Asics shoe brands. The visuals are mostly showing origami folding, treated to give a nostalgic feel.

Via Unstoppable Robot Ninja

Technorati Tags: crafts, Japan, Onitsuka Tiger, origami, Origami in the Pursuit of Perfection, Asics, sports, trainers

This ping pong table, titled “Reflection” is an art piece by Rirkrit Tiravanija, and it’s on display at NYEHaus on Gramercy Park in NYC until February 22nd.

Via Gizmodo

Technorati Tags: arts, mirrored ping pong table, ping pong, sport, table tennis

Yabusame is a type of Japanese archery, performed while riding a horse. The archer shoots a special “turnip-headed” arrow at a wooden target.

Via Tokyo Times

Technorati Tags: horse riding, Japanese archery, sport, Yabusame

A large Japanese kite is set airborne by a number of men.

Via Tokyo Times

Technorati Tags: Japan, king-sized kite, large kite, sport

Designer Guenter Arndt created the modular table tennis system which allows up to 12 players to compete at once!

Read more on Gizmodo

Technorati Tags: Guenter Arndt, multi player ping pong, ping pong, modular table tennis system, table tennis