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

Swimming

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

Kenneth Fok, vice-president of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, said a bid for the Asian Games would depend on local readiness. Photo: Karma Lo

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.

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.

Hong Kong’s Julia Mibuy Mba Oyana (with ball) is tackled by two Thailand players in their match on Saturday while her teammates offer support. Hong Kong lost 24-12. Photo: Elson Li
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 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.

Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-ting (right) beat Kazakhstan’s Karina Ibragimova in the women’s 57kg final boxing bout during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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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.

Siobhan Haughey credits her form since returning from injury in September to the shift in her training philosophy. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong China Rugby

Hong Kong sevens head has unfinished business, underlines world and Olympic aims

Welshman Paul John, city team coach of year, ‘hungry to achieve more’ as he approaches decade in role, prepares for Hong Kong Sevens.

Armand Duplantis

Asian Games athletes to stay on cruise ship, in wooden huts for ‘unique experience’

Half of the 15,000 athletes and officials will live in the temporary quarters during the Games, which start in Aichi-Nagoya on September 19.

Zhang Boheng

Hong Kong padel players eye Asian Games selection as FIP Bronze event gets under way

Sport will be a medal event at the multi-sport event in Japan later this year, adding extra motivation to this week’s tournament.

Taiga Sherr-Oshima is a member of Japan’s national padel squad and hopes to play at his home Asian Games later this year. Photo: Elson Li
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong boss hopes Asian Games nod helps usher in professional women’s game

Ricardo Rambo plotting to deliver performances in Japan that accelerate process of introducing full-time women’s football to the city.

Ricardo Rambo leads his Hong Kong women’s side through a training session. Photo: Sun Yeung
Basketball Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong basketball ‘not giving up’ on Asian Games spot, top official says

Governing body’s chairman Chan Chi-hung says they have written to organisers stating a ‘strong desire to participate’.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong footballers given go-ahead for Asian Games in Japan

Fears over city teams’ participation quashed as local association reveals green light after successfully petitioning Olympic Council of Asia.

Fiba

Hong Kong players ‘sad but not surprised’ after learning about Games axe

Members men’s and women’s basketball teams react to news city will not be involved in the Asian Games in Japan later this year.

Glen Yang was called up for Hong Kong training even though officials may have known the city would not be playing at the Asian Games this year. Photo: EASL
Fiba

Asian Games basketball axe leaves Hong Kong teams on the outside looking in

Number of men’s and women’s sides for 2026 Games in Japan cut to 12 with Fiba rankings to be used to select who will play.

Hong Kong’s Yiu-Pong YIP (left) and Duncan Reid (centre) battle for the ball with the Philippines’ CJ Perez during a 2025 Asia Cup qualifier. Photo: Xinhua
Marathons

Japanese spur Feng Peiyou to break He Jie’s Chinese record at Tokyo Marathon

China runner puts Asian Games rivals on notice at year’s first major race with a time that crushed previous mark set at Wuxi Marathon in 2024.

Siobhan Haughey

Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey makes record-breaking start to Asian Games year

Olympic medallist wins two gold medals at Dubai meet, setting a record in doing so, six months out from facing key rivals in Nagoya Games.

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