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Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan won gold medals in swimming and karate at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday, with Shin Ohashi sharing the men's 100-meter breaststroke title and Kakeru Nishiyama winning the men's individual kata. Seventeen-year-old Ohashi clocked 58.64 seconds to tie China's Dong Zhihao for first place on the third day of the first Japan-hosted summer Asian Games in...
Agriculture T. Siddique visits the residence of Vidarsha, the first Keralite woman shooter to win a silver medal at the Asian Games, in Kozhikode; he assures her of the government’s support in all her future endeavours
Accommodation crisis, transport gaffes, and national anthem mix-ups headlined the Games ahead their opening in Japan.
At the start of her foray into air rifle shooting, Vidarsha Vinod braved several odds, including a severe lack of essential sporting equipment, which forced her parents to take out a loan to buy an expensive air rifle and shooting jackets.
Nagoya, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--The opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games was held at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Saturday evening, marking the official start of the 2026 Games. The Aichi-Nagoya Games are the third Japan-hosted summer Games after the 1958 Tokyo and 1994 Hiroshima Games. More than 15,000 athletes from 45 countries ...
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.
More than 11,000 athletes from 45 countries will compete at world’s second-largest multisport event.
Tokoname, Aichi Pref., Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)--North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk, head of the country's Olympic Committee, arrived at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture on Thursday for this year's Asian Games, which will officially kick off on Saturday. It is the first time in eight years that a North Korean minister has visited Japan since Kim's previous visit in...
In a cost-cutting move, Japan decided against setting up a dedicated athletes' village but now faces a backlash.
National lawmakers propose paying her fine should WTA impose it on her for skipping the concurrent mandatory China Open.
Pathirage's javelins, which he used to throw world-best distance, were broken on his flight back from Budapest.
Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--The Asian Games, the largest international multisport event in Asia, which will kick off in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Saturday, has grown in size and content during its history of more than 70 years, reflecting the economic development in the region. Naoko Takahashi finishes the women's marathon in a then Japanese record time at the 1998 Asian...
North Korea, enjoying support in the stands, were up 7-0 by half-time and are favourites for the gold.
Organisers in Japan say they had 'neither the manpower nor the budget' to deal with the accommodation shortage.
Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--A visit to Japan by North Korean sports minister Kim Il Guk is being arranged for the Asian Games in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, according to officials. The plan was unveiled by the sports association of Korean residents in Japan at a press conference in Nagoya on Saturday. Song Su Il, secretary-general of the association, said at the press co...
Osaka, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--North Korean soccer players entered Japan aboard an aircraft arriving at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Friday for the Asian Games. Other members of the North Korean delegation for the sporting event mainly in Aichi Prefecture will arrive in Japan on Thursday. The Japanese government bans the entry of North Korean nationals as part of its sanctio...
Rainwater leaked into competition venues a day before some preopening ceremony competitions beginning on Thursday.
Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--A large cruise ship will be used as an accommodation base for athletes participating in the Asian Games, scheduled to open in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture's capital in central Japan, on Sept. 19. It is the first attempt to use a ship as a "hotel" in a large-scale international competition held in Japan. Initially, the construction of an athletes village was plann...