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Asian Games 2026 opens in Japan with 11,000 athletes competing | LIVE updates

September 20, 2026 admin

Flags of various countries during the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, on September 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The 20th Asian Games officially opened in Nagoya on Saturday (September 19, 2026), with India fielding athletes across multiple disciplines. The Games run till October 4. The next 15 days will…

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Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Manu Bhaker, Pawan Sherawat to be India’s flag-bearers at opening ceremony today

September 19, 2026 admin

Japan’s hosting of the Asian Games with huts and a cruise ship is an example for other nations if they want to stage major events without breaking the bank, a senior Olympic official said Saturday. The build-up to Asia’s biggest sporting spectacular has been overshadowed by a shortage of accommodation in Nagoya for the more…

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India men’s cricket team dealing with clothing issue ahead of departure for Asian Games

September 19, 2026 admin

Indian players will wear their standard kit for the one-off T20I against Japan on September 22 before donning the official Asian Games jersey for the competition beginning on September 28. Photo: Cricket Australia via Getty Images. Members of the Indian men’s cricket team are awaiting the right-size kits ahead of their departure for the Asian…

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Asian Games 2026 | Time for India’s athletes to make it count

September 18, 2026 admin

India will look to shooter Manu Bhaker to lead India’s medal charge after her exploits at the Paris Olympics 2024. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR The number of athletes may have been reduced but India’s ambitions of flexing its sporting muscle at the continental level will be tested when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian…

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Asian Games | Indian contingent formally welcomed amidst chaos, confusion at flag-hoisting ceremony

September 18, 2026 admin

The Indian delegation arrived for the flag-hoisting ceremony for the Asian Games at the garden pier near Nagoya port in Japan on September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Asian Games chaos in Aichi-Nagoya continued ahead of the formal opening ceremony on Saturday (September 19, 2026), with the official welcome ceremony for several…

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Asian Games 2026: Charani, Shafali shine as India outclass Japan to enter semis

September 18, 2026 admin

Shafali (40 not out, 15 balls) played the lead role in that pygmy-sized chase. Photo: X/@BCCIWomen Opener Shafali Verma’s all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani’s devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, in Nisshin on Friday (September 18, 2026)….

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Asian Games 2026 | Bangladesh advance without playing; Pakistan scrape past Thailand to reach semifinals

September 17, 2026 admin

Pakistan won by three wickets after being a set a target of 92 by Thailand in a truncated match due to wet conditions. File | Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board Bangladesh entered the semifinals without even stepping on to the field, while Pakistan had to toil hard against unfancied Thailand in a low-scoring thriller before…

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Chaos, complaints, crisis: is this Japan in an alternate universe?

September 17, 2026 admin

The organisers have come under the scanner for accommodation issues. | Photo Credit: AFP For years, Japan was the epitome of perfection, the country that planned things down to the last possible detail. The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, starting on Saturday, threatens to dent that reputation. It began with concerns, whispered initially before growing loud enough…

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BOXING | Asiad medallists to book berths in LA28 qualifier Worlds

September 16, 2026 admin

The Asian Games 2026 medallists will directly book their berths in next year’s World boxing championships, which will be the first qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) said on Wednesday. “We have tried to make the selection policy comprehensive and fair so that no good boxer is…

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Back to blue for India’s hockey players at the Asian Games

September 8, 2026 admin

The Indian hockey teams’ experiment with a change in jersey colour has been partially rolled back and the players will now don the traditional blue at the upcoming Asian Games. The saffron kit, which led to allegations of politicisation and internal tussle within Hockey India, will be the second option. “The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…

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