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Asian Games 2026

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Asian Games 2026
The 20th edition of the Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. It will be the third time Japan has hosted the multi-sport event, after previously doing so in 1958 and 1994.
A virtual taekwondo competitor performs a high kick during an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AP
Martial arts

Virtual taekwondo ‘is the future’ for young people ahead of debut at Asian Games

Athletes embracing the gamified combat sport that uses VR headsets to transport them into a digital 3D arena and motion-tracking sensors.

Bangladesh surfers chase Asian Games dreams amid poverty and stigma

Indian athlete forced to re-run heat alone after hurdle was missing from her lane

Cheng Yujie

Chen Yuanjiang runs China’s third-best time to win 110m hurdles, Asian Games spot

Star 100m hurdler Wu Yanni also books a place for Nagoya in September, after running out of time to put on her makeup and going ‘barefaced’.

Chen Yuanjiang (centre) winning the 110m hurdles in a personal-best time at the National Athletics Championships in Rizhao, Shandong, on Saturday. Photo : VCG
Triathlon

Asian Games: Brown, Elg injuries leave Hong Kong’s triathlon medal hopes in doubt

Head coach Andrew Wright says he has named strongest squad ever for a Games, but time is running out for senior duo to prove their fitness.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

China table tennis fans fear ‘there’s no one left’ after Liang quits Asian Games

Liang Jingkun makes himself unavailable for multi-sport event, but World Championships star Xiang Peng is not a bad replacement.

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Swimming

Sun Yang stars as Zhejiang duo break records at Chinese swimming championships

Veteran Olympic champion helps his relay team to gold, while Xu Jiayu, Yu Yiting set new times at selection trial for Nagoya Asian Games.

Zhejiang's Xu Jiayu became the first Asian athlete to break the 24-second barrier in the 50m backstroke in Hangzhou. Photo: Eugene Lee
Zhang Shuai

Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen, host of top players opt to skip Asian Games

Event clashes with men’s contests in Chengdu, Hangzhou, followed immediately by the China Open, a key ATP 500 and WTA 1000 tournament.

ITTF

China looking to the future with young women’s table tennis team for Asian Games

The 5-player line-up features 3 paddlers in their early twenties, with Chen Xintong and Wang Yidi missing out due to their rankings and age.

Quan Hongchan

China diving star Quan in Asian Games scare after injury rules her out of trials

Guangdong, province of the Tokyo and Paris Games gold medallist, had alerted that she was managing her injuries in the first half of the year.

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Quan Hongchan's last international competition was last year's World Aquatics Diving World Cup Super Final in Beijing, where she won silver in the 10m platform final. Photo: Xinhua
Cricket Hong Kong

Hong Kong cricket’s ‘transformational’ chance after booking Asian Games ticket

City team follow up Bahrain victory with win over Singapore to earn place in 10-team tournament in Nagoya, where HKSI funding is up for grabs.

Hong Kong wicketkeeper Shahid Wasif (left) watches on as another Singapore wicket falls to the leg spin of Mohammad Ghazanfar. Photo: Handout
Swimming

Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey wraps up Mare Nostrum Swim Tour with gold, silver

Swimmer will finish off European leg of her ‘race as training’ preparations for Asian Games in late June before returning to Hong Kong.

Teenager Kwong rewrites women’s record books with historic javelin throw

Sarah Kwong becomes first woman from city to break the 50m barrier during Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships.

Wu Yanni

China’s ‘teen beauty’ wins 100m hurdles at Asian U20 Championships in record time

Zhang Keyi falls short of her personal best, targets Asian Games later this year up against fellow high-profile hurdlers such as Wu Yanni.

China’s Zhang Keyi (middle) winning the 100m hurdles final at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships at Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground on Friday. Photo: Elson Li
ITTF

Fans attack selection criteria for China’s Asian Games table tennis teams

Women’s criteria draw most flak, with fans questioning why top three men will qualify directly while only top two women will do so.

Wang Manyu (left) and Sun Yingsha will almost certainly fill the first two places in China’s women team for the Asian Games in Nagoya in September. Photo: EPA-EFE
International Cricket Council

Cricket bowls over fans as Japan warms up for Asian Games with minnows event

Japanese sports fans are likely to be stumped by the sport, but a purpose-built ground will now help them welcome star teams India, Pakistan.

Asian Games switch gives athletes ‘clear route’ to Olympics: city sports chief

Governing body in discussions with international federations about plan, while extra year could boost city’s chances of hosting event in 2039.

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Hong Kong rower wins Asian gold, still thinks results ‘short of expectations’

Chiu Hin-chun wary of threat from China, Japan and Uzbekistan rivals at the Asian Games in Japan in September.

Chiu Hin-chun, here at the 2024 Olympics, won gold in the men’s lightweight single sculls A final in South Korea. Photo: Xinhua
IOC

Olympic Council of Asia to discuss holding Asian Games in odd-numbered years

Proposed move, which would start with 2030 Doha Games, would mean four-yearly Games are held the year before the Olympics.

Hong Kong China Rugby

Hong Kong women’s 7s team coach sees gains of Thai rivalry despite missing final

Andy Vilk says their close matches bring out ‘the best of both teams’, will help prepare for the Asian Games rugby in Japan in six months.

Swimming

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey swims fastest 200m freestyle in 2 years in Norway

Olympic medallist wins Bergen Swim Festival race in meet record a week after four-gold haul in Sweden as she builds up for Asian Games.

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey reacts after winning the 100m freestyle at the Swim Open Stockholm in Sweden last weekend. Photo: EPA
World Table Tennis (WTT)

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem gears up for world team table tennis event with 2 silvers

Head coach Li Ching says Doo and long-time mixed doubles partner Wong Chun-ting are ‘certainly going to give it a go’ at Asian Games.

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting lost in the mixed doubles final to China’s Shi Xunyao and Huang Youzheng at Taiyuan Binhe Sports Centre on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Decorated Hong Kong swimmer Ho eyes Asian Games joy, but PhD defence comes first

Mechanical engineering student Ian Ho aiming to build on historic National Games gold when he travels to regional version in September.

World Boxing Organization

Chinese Taipei Olympic champion boxer Lin Yu-ting targets Asian Games gold

Her coach called winning bronze at Asian Elite Championships this week a ‘breakthrough’ after she stepped up to a new weight class.

International Cricket Council

Japan to host T20 World Cup qualifiers at new Asian Games cricket stadium

The biggest East Asia-Pacific tournament ever will see nine teams battling to reach the showpiece event in Australia and New Zealand.

Japan will battle against eight teams in qualifiers for the 2028 men’s T20 World Cup. Photo: Japan Cricket Association
Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Hong Kong badminton star duo Tang and Tse considering a shot at LA Olympics

Mixed doubles pair considering keeping their careers going beyond Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya this year to reach the 2028 showpiece.

Tang Chun Man (left) and Tse Ying Suet, seen here at last month’s All England Open, were knocked out of the Badminton Asia Championships by China’s Chen Xing and Zhang Chi on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Ceci lee

Hong Kong’s Ceci Lee defends title at Asian cycling event as teammates also shine

The 24-year-old reaches podium in every event she enters while Law Ching-kiu, 16, emerges as a breakout star.

Swimming

Hong Kong star Haughey to use ‘race as training’ approach in Asian Games build-up

The 28-year-old Olympic medallist says she has been using the new method since returning from injury about six months ago.

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