[ad_1] The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is eager to have cricket at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and is exploring the idea of converting a baseball stadium in Nagoya for this purpose. Cricket administrators perceive multi-sport events like the Asian Games as an opportunity to boost the game, which will return to the…
[ad_1] CHINA: The Asian Games wrapped up on Sunday after two weeks of thrilling sporting highs and lows in Hangzhou. AFP Sport highlights five memorable moments from the Olympic-sized event, which features 12,000 athletes in 40 sports across 54 venues: Nepal became the first men’s team to score more than 300 runs in T20 international…
[ad_1] CHINA: The Asian Games in Hangzhou witnessed some world-class performances over two weeks of action in 40 sports. AFP Sport picks out five who excelled: The 27-year-old sprinter took a leap of faith earlier this year and was rewarded in Hangzhou with 200m gold. She gave up her job as a copywriter to become…
[ad_1] HANGZHOU: The superheavyweight giants wrap up the Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans’ stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou. The country that prides itself on shows of strength emerged from a self-imposed Covid exile to capture six gold medals, five silvers and two bronze in…
[ad_1] Pakistan’s hopes of winning its first gold medal of the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games suffered a blow after javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem was ruled out due to injury. The javelin thrower is one of the biggest names in the Pakistani contingent, and was expected to contend for a gold medal with India’s Olympic and…
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[ad_1] Butterfly specialist China's Zhang Yufei won her fifth gold medal of the Asian Games on Thursday when she edged Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey to win the 50m freestyle, while South Korea wrought vengeance on hosts China in front of a frenzied eSports crowd. Zhang powered to the finish in a new Games record 24.26sec…
[ad_1] The Asian Games 2023 commenced with a grand opening ceremony held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre in China. Throughout the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2023, a fusion of China’s rich cultural heritage and its contemporary dynamism was on full display. The performance involved seamlessly integrating artificial intelligence and eco-friendly technologies. The…
[ad_1] HANGZHOU: From autonomous bug zappers to android pianists and driverless ice-cream trucks, machines rule the world – at least at China’s Asian Games. The Games open Saturday after a one-year delay because of Covid with about 12,000 athletes and thousands of journalists, technical officials and spectators descending on Hangzhou. The city is the unofficial…
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s first and only-ever Olympic champion Joseph Schooling will not be competing at the Asian Games in Hangzhou next month, the swimmer said on Saturday. “While I will not be participating, I wish the contingent the best at Asian Games and to do Singapore proud,” the 28-year-old said in a statement. “The status…
