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Siobhan Haughey won two golds and two silvers for Hong Kong at the Asian Games. Photo: Robert Ng
Asian Games 2026

Analysis | City’s Asian Games mix of good, bad and ugly, but record medal haul still possible

Success will be judged on whether the 580-strong delegation surpasses the 53 medals won in Hangzhou three years ago.

Asian Games 2026

Asian Games: double cycling gold for China, Hong Kong take bronze, Wong on move

Asian Games 2026

Squash chief looks ahead to Olympic debut, is not taking Brisbane 2032 for granted

Asian Games 2026

Asian Games, day 9: China’s remarkable diving streak, double bronze for Hong Kong

City’s athletes grabbed medals in esports and women’s table tennis, while China’s divers close in on 100 golds.

Hong Kong table tennis pair Doo Hoi-kem (left) and Pedry Ng lost their women’s doubles semi-final. Photo: Robert Ng
Hong Kong table tennis pair Doo Hoi-kem (left) and Pedry Ng lost their women’s doubles semi-final. Photo: Robert Ng
Asian Games 2026

Pereira makes history with stunning victory, Yan blows away field at Asian Games

Singaporean sprinter ‘brings fighting spirit’ to win gold, while China’s 18-year old javelin thrower only needs one attempt to set Games record.

Asian Games 2026

China’s Wang beats Sun in women’s singles table tennis final at Asian Games

Men’s doubles players Huang Youzheng and Lin Shidong also claim gold after beating Japan’s Harimoto Tomokazu and Shinozuka Hiroto.

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Asian Games 2026

China’s Zhu wins street skateboarding – just the latest Asian Games teen winner

At 15, the women’s street skateboarding champion joins a growing list of medallists still in their teens in Nagoya – but there are concerns.

Zhu Yuanling’s win in the women’s street skateboarding final marked her first gold medal in international competition. Photo: Xinhua
Zhu Yuanling’s win in the women’s street skateboarding final marked her first gold medal in international competition. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

Asian Games, day 8: gold for squash, but ‘fencing city’s No 1 sport’, Fong says

City’s Lee Ka-yi, Tang Ming-hong take mixed doubles squash title, while Fong Hoi-sun adds men’s team épée bronze to individual medal.

Asian Games 2026

North Korea’s weightlifters target Olympics after Asian Games world record haul

‘World records not enough,’ says Oh Kwang-ok after three world-best lifts on the way to 57kg gold – and she is not alone.

Asian Games 2026

Asian Games, day 7: Hong Kong guaranteed squash gold, China rule roost in diving

Two of city’s mixed doubles pairs win through to final, but women’s foil and men’s sabre fencers finish with bronze after semi-final losses.

Hong Kong’s Lee Ka-yi (in red, left) and Tang Ming-hong won their semi-final against India’s Joshna Chinappa (in blue, left) and Velavan Senthilkumar on Saturday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Asian Games 2026

Japan esports whizz kid ‘feels a bit embarrassed’ after winning Asian Games gold

Yuki Kurihara, 11, did not even smile after beating South Korea’s 24-year-old Kang Dong-shin in the final of Puyo Puyo Champions.

Japan’s Yuki Kurihara is believed to be the youngest competitor at the Asian Games. Photo: AP
Japan’s Yuki Kurihara is believed to be the youngest competitor at the Asian Games. Photo: AP
Asian Games 2026

Improved Zhang, rising Yu headline China’s swimming prospects for 2028 Olympics

Five-gold winner Li Bingjie also strong contender as influx of young swimmers cuts workload for decorated swimmers Zhang Yufei, Qin Haiyang.

Asian Games 2026

Chinese teen titan Zhang counts out the golds after magnificent 7 at Asian Games

Zhang signs off with men’s 400m freestyle crown as China finish swimming programme with 30 golds from 41 medal events.

Expeditions and adventures

After 50,000km, British around-the-world walker faces final hurdle – at doorstep

Ex-paratrooper Karl Bushby set off on his adventure from his home 28 years ago with the rule that he would not use any form of transport.

Karl Bushby crossing the 15 July Martyrs Bridge from Asia to Europe with special permission in Istanbul, Turkiye in May last year. Photo: Getty Images
Asian Games 2026

Uzbekistan gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, 51, defies the years in Asian Games final

Competing against women young enough to be her daughter, the athlete is appearing in her seventh continental multi-sport event.

Uzbekistan’s Oksana Chusovitina in action during the women’s vault final at the Asian Games. Photo: Xinhua
Uzbekistan’s Oksana Chusovitina in action during the women’s vault final at the Asian Games. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

Asian Games, day 6: city fencers get silver, gymnast Ng wins crucial bronze

Ng Ka-ki wins city’s first gymnastics medal since 2018, esports Fighting Games team also earn bronze, squash’s Simmi Chan reaches semi-finals.

Asian Games 2026

Chinese teen sensation Yu Zidi set for Olympic stardom after golden Asian Games

Schoolgirl won all three individual events she swam this week in Tokyo in some of the year’s fastest times, will be only 15 in Los Angeles.

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Asian Games 2026

Hong Kong have day to remember as Haughey medals again at ‘final Asian Games’

Swimmer says her body had sent ’signals’ this should be her last Games as rowers bring in four medals, wushu wins first, fencing wins bronze.

Siobhan Haughey won her fourth medal at the 2026 Asian Games, a silver in the 50m freestyle, on Thursday. Photo: Robert Ng
Siobhan Haughey won her fourth medal at the 2026 Asian Games, a silver in the 50m freestyle, on Thursday. Photo: Robert Ng
Asian Games 2026

Japan men stun China to claim Asian Games table tennis team gold, women even score

Sora Matsushima wins decisive match as men’s title fight goes down to the wire at Sky Hall Toyota, while later China’s women sweep to gold.

2025 Asian Winter Games

South Korean ex-skater says he is alive and well, looking into false death report

Supporters dismayed after obituary appears on Kim Gun-woo’s Instagram account, which he says had been hacked into.

Asian Games 2026

Asian Games, day 5: rowing gold completes medal collection for Hong Kong’s Chiu

Chiu Hin-chun chases down leaders to claim title in lightweight men’s single sculls, adding to medals won in Jakarta and Hangzhou.

Rower Chiu Hin-chun now has Asian Games gold, silver and bronze medals to his name. Photo: SF&OC
Asian Games 2026

MMA debuts at Asian Games, but is it fighting a losing battle for recognition?

Athletes compete in open space across six weight classes in Japan, with different rules and enhanced safety features such as shin pads.

MMA made its debut at the Asian Games this week, an important step in a journey it hopes will lead to the Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
MMA made its debut at the Asian Games this week, an important step in a journey it hopes will lead to the Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

Asian Games, day 5: teen sensation Ohashi sets world record, Haughey claims silver

Japan’s Shin Ohashi wins men’s 200m breaststroke, Siobhan Haughey claims fourth medal of Games, after rowers add gold, silver and bronze.

Asian Games 2026

Yu Yiting overcomes form dip, and rise of Yu Zidi, to defend Asian Games title

Chinese swimmer wins 100m butterfly after losing 200m IM final to younger rival, with whom she hopes to take on all comers at next Olympics.

Asian Games 2026

‘No broadcast, no problem’: Chinese media uses smartphones to stream Asian Games

CCTV devises unique solution to show table tennis match with star duo Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha after organisers limit cameras at venue.

Wang Chuqin (left) and Sun Yingsha beat Shokhrukh Iskandarov and Arujan Kamalova of Uzbekistan in the mixed doubles round of 32 at the Asian Games. Photo: Xinhua
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