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Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage wins Asian Games javelin gold
Sri Lankan star ends an incredible season with gold, while India's Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav take silver and bronze.
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Asian Games 2026 Livestream: Where to Watch the Event In the U.S. Online
Some of the best athletes in the world are in Japan this week for the 2026 Asian Games, a multi-sport competition held every four years for countries in Asia. This year’s Asian Games take place in Nagoya, located in the Aichi Prefecture in Japan, and Aichi–Nagoya 2026 makes the 20th edition of the event. Almost […]
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Malaysia’s Ng, Subramaniam book LA28 Olympics berth with Asian Games gold
The top seeds defend their Asian Games squash titles, becoming the first players to qualify for the Los Angeles Games.
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Yuki Kurihara, Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy, wins Asian Games gold
Gold medallist Yuki Kurihara, a primary school student, is youngest athlete in host country Japan's Asian Games history.
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China swimmer makes Asian Games history as Thai sprinter wins track 100m
China's Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, became the first swimmer to win seven golds at a single Asian Games.
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Teenager Ohashi overcomes Covid to set world record
Shin Ohashi, 17, claims his second gold medal of the Asian Games with a world record in the 200m breaststroke.
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‘Unstoppable’ Rumesh revives Sri Lanka’s glory, one javelin throw at a time
A gold at the Asian Games will cap off an unprecedented season for the world number one.
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India’s surfers look to make waves at the 2026 Asian Games
Indian surfers overcame huge challenges to reach the Asian Games and now dream of competing at the 2028 Olympics.
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Japan’s Ohashi breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games
Shin Ohashi, 17, claims his second Asian Games gold with his record-breaking effort in front of a thrilled home crowd.
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The eel-powered 11-year-old making history
Primary school student Yuki Kurihara makes a flying start as he becomes the youngest athlete at this year's Asian Games.
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China's 13-year-old swimming star raises questions on child athletes
Three gold medals and three Asian Games records have catapulted China's Yu Zidi, 13, into the sporting spotlight. She is far from the first teen prodigy, but should teens be competing at elite level?
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Pakistan must ‘catch up’ with India in T20 cricket, says coach Hesson
Pakistan could face India in the knockouts of the Asian Games, where the world champions won gold in 2023.
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China’s swimming prodigy Yu Zidi bags third gold in Asian Games record
The 13-year-old beat the previous 400m Asian Games record, set by China’s Ye Shiwen in 2014, by about 4.5 seconds.
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Yu, 13, completes hat-trick of golds at Asian Games
Thirteen-year-old swimming star Yu Zidi claims a dominant victory in the 400m individual medley to complete a hat-trick of gold medals at the Asian Games.
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Mirabai Chanu wins Asian Games silver as Ri breaks weightlifting record
Chanu finally clinches an elusive Asian Games medal in Japan and Ri Song-gum wins North Korea’s first gold.
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Qatar’s Dakar Rally champ Nasser Al-Attiyah wins Asian Games shooting gold
Al-Attiyah is the first person to win a gold medal at the Games in the same year as his Dakar Rally triumph.
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Indian MMA fighter refuses handshake after Asian Games ‘defeat’
India’s first MMA medal at the Asian Games was overshadowed by controversy over the result.
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Cyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, having fled oppression in her home country to pursue a sporting dream.
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Could we see MMA at the Olympics?
Mixed martial arts has made its debut at the Asian Games this week. It takes the sport closer to the Olympics, but there are doubts about the next step — and the influence of the popular and lucrative UFC.
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Afghan cyclist who escaped Taliban wins Asian Games silver medal
Fariba Hashimi, who used to disguise herself as a man to train in Afghanistan, finishes second in women's road race.