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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.
Siobhan Haughey won two golds and two silvers for Hong Kong at the Asian Games. Photo: Robert Ng
Doo Hoi-kem

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.

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Sun Yingsha

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Hong Kong Sports Institute

‘Chill’ before storm for 7s captain as Hong Kong aim beyond Asian Games bronze

Chloe Chan is hoping to close gap with China and Japan, help grow the sport and spread positive messages to young girls.

Chloe Chan fends off a Thai opponent during this year’s Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. Photo: Elson Li
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Squash chief looks ahead to Olympic debut, is not taking Brisbane 2032 for granted

Speaking at Asian Games, World Squash chief excited about sport’s rapidly expanding footprint across populous nations India and China.

Asian Games 2023

Opinion | The worst Asian Games ever? Japan has failed to raise the bar in Nagoya

Three years on from a celebrated edition in Hangzhou, athletes have been left bemoaning a ‘sad and mediocre’ experience.

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Doo Hoi-kem

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
Ceci lee

Asian Games: Hong Kong star Ceci Lee hunting nemesis in bid for ‘biggest step’

Cyclist putting all her eggs in track basket in pursuit of omnium gold that would establish her as the continent’s best all-rounder.

Cheng Yujie

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.

Tomokazu Harimoto

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.

Wang Manyu’s win comes days after she displaced Sun Yingsha at the top of the world rankings. Photo: Reuters
Yu Zidi

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
Chen Yiwen

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.

Shaquille O’Neal

China’s ‘invincible’ Zhang helps women’s basketball team claim bronze at Asian Games

The 19-year-old is already taller than NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal and recently impressed WNBA star Caitlin Clark at the World Cup.

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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.

North Korea’s Oh Kwang-ok set three world records on her way to women’s 57kg gold on Friday. Photo: AP
Chen Yuxi

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
Cui Chenxi

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.

Swimming

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.

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Yu Zidi

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.

Zhang Zhanshuo of China counts his medals after winning the 400m freestyle at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Tokyo on Friday. Photo: Xinhua

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.

Doo Hoi-kem

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.

Yu Zidi

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.

China’s Zidi Yu celebrates on the podium after winning the 400m individual medley final in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Siobhan Haughey

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
Tomokazu Harimoto

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.

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.

MMA

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
Siobhan Haughey

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.

Siobhan Haughey wins her second silver and fourth medal of this Asian Games overall in the women’s 50m freestyle. Photo: Robert Ng
Swimming

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.

Wang Manyu

‘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.

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