Seiya Takano

Seiya Takano is a Japanese sepak takraw player, born on 9 January 1989 in Hiroshima, who plays as a tosa, the setter. He came to the sport at Takushoku University after first planning to keep playing football, and was picked for Japan's development squad within his first year. His Asian Games record is bronze in the men's team event in 2010, bronze in men's doubles in 2014, silver in the men's quadrant and bronze in the team doubles in 2018, bronze in the quadrant in 2022, and in 2026 a gold medal in the men's quadrant, Japan's first Asian Games gold in sepak takraw, plus a bronze in the team regu. He also won a bronze in men's doubles at the 2018 World Sepaktakraw Championships and plays for SC Tokyo. The Japanese Olympic Committee lists him with Daikin HVAC Solutions Tokyo.