Skateboarding made its Asian Games debut at Hangzhou 2022, following its inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The discipline has two events at the Game…

Sport climbing joined the Asian Games programme at Hangzhou 2022 after its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. The discipline includes three formats — Lead, Bo…

Teqball made its Asian Games debut at Hangzhou 2022. The sport was invented in Hungary in 2012 and uses a curved table similar in concept to a ping-pong…

Water polo has been part of the Asian Games programme since 1951, making it one of the longest-running aquatics disciplines at the Games. Kazakhstan, Ja…

Surfing made its Asian Games debut at Hangzhou 2022 — though the event was held at a purpose-built wave pool rather than at a natural ocean break. For A…

Padel joins the Asian Games programme for 2026 as one of the world’s fastest-growing racket sports. Invented in Mexico in 1969, padel is now playe…

Modern pentathlon has been on the Olympic programme since 1912 and at the Asian Games since 1982. It combines five disciplines in a single competition —…

Triathlon has been part of the Asian Games programme since 2002 and is contested as individual and mixed relay events. The individual distance follows t…

Ju-jitsu (also spelled jujitsu or jiujitsu) has been at the Asian Games since 2002. The sport combines throwing, joint locks, and ground-fighting techni…

Canoeing at the Asian Games covers two distinct disciplines: Sprint (flat-water racing) and Slalom (whitewater gates). Both are part of the Olympic prog…