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ASIAN GAMES

Moe Kiyooka (right) grapples with Antim Panghal during the women's 53-kg wrestling final at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday.
Asian Games
Oct 4, 2026
Japan sets record with 83 gold medals at Asian Games
The total surpassed the previous record of 78 gold medals won by Japan at the 1966 Bangkok Games.
Taiwan's Lin Yu Ting (left) competes against Poland's Julia Szeremeta during the Paris Games in August 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Sep 6, 2026
Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting fights on after once considering retirement
Lin and Imane Khelif of Algeria found themselves in the middle of a major gender row at the 2024 Games, with Donald Trump, Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling among those wading in.
A man walks past an advertisement for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture.
SPORTS
Aug 18, 2026
All aboard as Asian Games preparations enter ‘final stages’
About 15,000 competitors and officials are expected at the event, which takes place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4.
Japan's Esam Rahman plays a shot against Vanuatu during their ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier cricket match at the Nisshin Cricket Ground at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, on May 9.
MORE SPORTS
May 14, 2026
Japanese fans getting crash course in cricket as Asian Games approach
Korogi Sports Park is part of an ambitious strategy to popularize cricket in baseball-mad Japan.
Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan poses with her medal after winning gold in the 57-kg category at the Paris Games in August 2024.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2026
Lin Yu-ting targets Asian Games after gender controversy at Paris Olympics
Lin was cleared last month by World Boxing to resume competition at the Asian Elite Championships after passing a gender test.
Hideo Nakata, deputy mayor of Nagoya, waves the Olympic Council of Asia flag as Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura watches during the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 8, 2023.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 5, 2025
Organizers to house athletes on ‘floating village’ during 2026 Asian Games
Organizers will lease a luxury cruise liner that will be docked at Nagoya’s port.
Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura speaks during a news conference on Monday about Nagoya's preparations for the 2026 Asian Games.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2025
MMA to make Asian Games debut next year in Japan
Cricket was also formally approved for inclusion at the Games during a meeting in host city Nagoya on Monday.
Randhir Singh attends the opening ceremony for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in September 2023.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 7, 2024
More sponsors and better marketing top agenda for new Asian Games chief
A five-time Olympic shooter, Randhir Singh is the lone eligible candidate for the OCA president’s post and his elevation will be confirmed Sunday.
Japan's women's volleyball team celebrates its silver medal during the podium ceremony at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 8, 2023
Japan looks to youth at Paris Olympics after mixed Asian Games
Japan is looking to its young talent to impress at next year's Paris Olympics after finishing a distant second in the Asian Games medals table to host China.
North Korea's flag has been raised at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, which concluded on Sunday, in contravention to sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 8, 2023
North Korea to let doping officials back in for testing
WADA declared North Korea’s national anti-doping body “non-compliant” in 2021 because it was unable to get its testers into the country.
Japan's Yoshino Nakashima scores a goal during the team's victory over North Korea on Friday in the gold medal match at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
SOCCER
Oct 7, 2023
Team Japan defies crowd to top North Korea for Asian Games soccer gold
The crowd in the Chinese city of Hangzhou was overwhelmingly in North Korea’s favor and booed the Japanese players when they went on the attack.
Squash officials have attempted to make the sport more accessible to viewers in a push for Olympic recognition.
OLYMPICS
Oct 3, 2023
Squash desperate to end ‘very weird’ Olympic exile in 2028
Squash is one of nine sports vying for a place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, along with the likes of cricket, lacrosse and motorsports.
North Korea's Kim Il Gyong competes in the women's weightlifting 59-kg division at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 3, 2023
North Korean weightlifters continue Asian Games domination
The performances of the North Koreans on Monday, which included another world record and two golds, shocked some of their competitors in Hangzhou.
North Korea's Kim Kyong Sok (center) reacts after the men's quarterfinal football match between North Korea and Japan at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Oct 2, 2023
North Korean soccer players clash with referee after loss to Japan
North Korea captain Jang Kuk Chol and teammate Kim Kyong Sok remonstrated heatedly with referee Rustam Lutfullin.
North Korea's Ri Song Gum salutes during the podium ceremony after winning the women's 49-kg final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Weightlifting
Oct 1, 2023
North Korean sets weightlifting world record after four-year absence
North Korean weightlifters have not taken part in international competition since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zheng Qinwen poses on the podium after winning the women's final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Friday.
TENNIS
Sep 29, 2023
Zheng Qinwen captures title at Asian Games
China’s brightest young tennis star, battled through the Hangzhou heat to outlast teammate Zhu Lin and seal the title 6-2, 6-4.
Members of the Afghan women's volleyball team spin balls for photos after practice in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 28, 2023
Games-displaced Afghan women athletes defy Taliban at Asian Games
There are 17 Afghan women competing at the Asian Games
Light from the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games in the sky over the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 24, 2023
China opens Hangzhou Asian Games with dazzling ceremony
Spectators in the city’s 80,000 capacity stadium let out a huge roar as Chinese leader Xi Jinping was introduced and sat with visiting dignitaries.
Players compete against one another during the Just Dance event at the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore in June.
MORE SPORTS / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2023
China hosts esports’ biggest moment with Tencent at the wheel
The once-in-four-years Asian Games, effectively a regional Olympics, is the first time that competitive video games will be eligible for medals.
North Korea's Ri Jo Guk (center) celebrates his goal against Taiwan in the men's soccer competition of the Asian Games in Jinhua, China, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Sep 20, 2023
North Korea wins in international return as rival South hits nine
North Koreans are competing at the Hangzhou-hosted Asian Games in sports including athletics, gymnastics, basketball, football, boxing and weightlifting.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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