Rowing is a long-standing part of the Asian Games aquatic programme, contested on a purpose-built course requiring flat, still water over 2000 metres. C…

Golf has been part of the Asian Games programme in various forms since 1982. The modern stroke-play format used at the Asian Games mirrors the standard …

Kurash is a traditional belt wrestling art originating in Central Asia — primarily Uzbekistan — with a history spanning more than three thousand years. …

Judo is Japan’s national martial art and consistently produces the country’s most emotionally significant performances at every Games. Japan…

Japan is the strongest swimming nation in Asia after China. Japanese swimmers have won Olympic medals in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke,…

Baseball is Japan’s most popular professional sport and competing on home soil at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 gives the national programme a significance be…

Women’s cricket makes its second appearance at the Asian Games in 2026, following the hugely successful inclusion of the women’s T20 tournam…

Beach volleyball is one of the most visually spectacular and athletically demanding sports on the Asian Games programme, combining explosive power, tech…

Women’s football (soccer) is one of the flagship team events at Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, attracting some of the most talented wome…