Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:23pm on 19 Sep 2026,Saturday Sports
The Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya will feature 11,000 athletes competing from September 19 to October 4 across disciplines. Beyond cricket, hockey and athletics, Indian competitors will participate in sports including Teqball, Kurash, Soft Tennis, Sepak Takraw and Sport Climbing. Teqball, making its Asian Games debut, combines football with table tennis. Kurash is a standing wrestling discipline that prohibits groundwork. Soft Tennis uses a lighter rubber ball and rackets than tennis. Sepak Takraw blends football and volleyball, while Sport Climbing tests speed, strength, balance and technique across speed, boulder and lead disciplines. India has won medals in Kurash and Sepak Takraw, but remains without medals in Soft Tennis and Sport Climbing.
