Career
Asinga competed at three Olympic Games, representing Suriname: in 1988 at Seoul, in 1992 at Barcelona (where he was Suriname"s flag bearer in the opening ceremonies) and in 1996 in Atlanta. That same year, he also took the silver medal 800 metres run at the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Championships. Asinga placed sixth in the 1992 National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships.
In 1993, Asinga was the anchor leg on the winning 3,200-meter Eastern Michigan University relay team at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships.
After graduating from Eastern Michigan University, Asinga went to Tuskegee University"s School of Veterinary Medicine, and is now a practicing veterinarian.