Field hockey is one of Malaysia’s most historically significant sports at the Asian Games. The Malaysian national team — the Tigers — has won mult…

Esports returned as a medal sport at Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, and the Singapore esports community celebrated strong regional performances across mu…

Swimming is Singapore’s most successful individual Olympic and Asian Games sport. Joseph Schooling’s Olympic gold medal in the 100m butterfl…

Sepak takraw is a sport indigenous to Southeast Asia, and Thailand has dominated it at the Asian Games longer than any other nation. The sport combines …

Amateur boxing is a major strength of Thai sport at the Asian Games. While Thailand is globally associated with Muay Thai, its Olympic-style boxing prog…

Basketball is the Philippines’ national sport in terms of cultural reach and public following. The country has a professional basketball league — …

Iran is among the world’s elite wrestling nations, consistently producing world champions and Olympic medalists in both freestyle and Greco-Roman….

Kazakhstan is the strongest boxing nation in Asia by any measure — world championship titles, Olympic medals, and Asian Games gold medals. The Kazakhsta…

Archery is one of Indonesia’s most reliable medal sports at the Asian Games. The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) has developed a competit…

India is the defending champion in cricket at the Asian Games, having won gold medals in both the men’s and women’s T20 tournaments at the 2…