Retro gamers roll back the years

With esports included in the Hangzhou Asian Games in a bid to appeal to a younger audience, it was somewhat ironic that South Korea's first gold in the event was won by a 44-year-old playing a game that has been around since 1987.

On Thursday, Kim Gwan-woo defeated another 44-year-old, Hsiang Yu-lin, representing Chinese Taipei, in the Street Fighter V: Champions Edition gold-medal match at China Hangzhou Esports Centre.

The final proved that there's no age limit to esports success, with fans enthralled by the classic action. Street Fighter first appeared as an arcade game nearly 40 years ago and has been a mainstay of the console and PC markets ever since.