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Shooter wins 2 Asian Games golds after wife jokes she will change door passcode if he fails

Shooter wins 2 Asian Games golds after wife jokes she will change door passcode if he fails

South Korean shooter Lee Gun-hyeok won two Asian Games gold medals after his wife joked she would lock him out of their home, then flew back on Oct. 2 having left both medals in his hotel in Japan.
Thai sprint prodigy shuts down romance rumors with Chinese track star at Asian Games

Thai sprint prodigy shuts down romance rumors with Chinese track star at Asian Games

Chinese badminton suffers shocking defeats at 2026 Asian Games

Chinese badminton suffers shocking defeats at 2026 Asian Games

Too young: 11-year-old Japanese esports prodigy gets no money for winning Asian Games gold

Too young: 11-year-old Japanese esports prodigy gets no money for winning Asian Games gold

Yuki Kurihara, 11, became the youngest medalist in Asian Games history by securing Japan's first-ever esports gold medal, but age restrictions prevented the young champion from receiving any financial bonuses.
September 30, 2026 | 04:53 pm PT
Olympic shooting champion cries after missing Asian Games final for forgetting to pull trigger

Olympic shooting champion cries after missing Asian Games final for forgetting to pull trigger

South Korean Olympic champion Yang Ji-in was left in tears after a fundamental error cost her a spot in the women's 25m pistol individual final and denied her country a team gold medal at the Asian Games.
September 29, 2026 | 12:44 am PT
Chinese race walkers secure gold and silver after Kazakhstani rival disqualified for wearing wrong shoes

Chinese race walkers secure gold and silver after Kazakhstani rival disqualified for wearing wrong shoes

Two Chinese athletes have been promoted to gold and silver in the women's race walking marathon at the 2026 Asian Games after the initial winner, Yasmina Toxanbayeva of Kazakhstan, was disqualified for wearing invalid shoes.
September 28, 2026 | 09:49 pm PT
Sepak takraw athletes bag second gold medal for Vietnam at 2026 Asian Games

Sepak takraw athletes bag second gold medal for Vietnam at 2026 Asian Games

The Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team defeated the Philippines 2–0 in the women's doubles final, securing the second gold medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 2026 Asian Games.
September 28, 2026 | 06:41 pm PT
World's sexiest hockey player goes public with famous golfer boyfriend Bryson DeChambeau

World's sexiest hockey player goes public with famous golfer boyfriend Bryson DeChambeau

Mikayla Demaiter, who was once a popular hockey player for Canada, was recently seen publicly holding hands with two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau after stepping off U.S. President Donald Trump's helicopter.
September 28, 2026 | 02:56 pm PT
Chinese track and field star Wu Yanni moved to tears after winning Asian Games bronze

Chinese track and field star Wu Yanni moved to tears after winning Asian Games bronze

Chinese track star Wu Yanni did not capture gold in the women's 100m hurdles at the Asian Games, but winning the bronze medal was enough to make her tear up after waiting over 1,000 days for redemption.
September 27, 2026 | 11:43 pm PT
Thai Princess Sirivannavari overcomes grief of sister's passing to secure Asian Games qualification

Thai Princess Sirivannavari overcomes grief of sister's passing to secure Asian Games qualification

Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand has opened up about the grief of losing her sister, Princess Bajrakitiyabha and revealed how she overcame the pain to train and qualify for the Asian Games.
September 27, 2026 | 07:12 pm PT
Chinese teen Yan Ziyi beats Olympic champion to win Asian Games gold with one single throw

Chinese teen Yan Ziyi beats Olympic champion to win Asian Games gold with one single throw

Chinese teen Yan Ziyi said she surprised even herself after demolishing the opposition with her first and only throw of 70.46m to win Asian Games women's javelin gold on Sunday.
September 27, 2026 | 06:51 pm PT
'Invincible' 223-cm teen basketball player stars as China win bronze

'Invincible' 223-cm teen basketball player stars as China win bronze

Zhang Ziyu played a starring role to drag China to women's basketball bronze at the Asian Games on Saturday, with her coach predicting the teenager standing 223 cm (7ft 4in) will one day be "invincible".
September 26, 2026 | 10:07 pm PT
19-year-old becomes first swimmer to win 7 golds at one Asian Games

19-year-old becomes first swimmer to win 7 golds at one Asian Games

Chinese teenager Zhang Zhanshuo won a record seventh swimming gold at the Asian Games on Friday and said it had been the "perfect conclusion" to his week in Tokyo.
September 26, 2026 | 05:07 pm PT
11-year-old becomes youngest medalist in Asian Games history

11-year-old becomes youngest medalist in Asian Games history

Japan's 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara said he was "embarrassed" after winning Asian Games gold on Saturday by thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age.
September 26, 2026 | 04:00 am PT
Thai sprinter Puripol breaks own Asian Games record to win 100m gold

Thai sprinter Puripol breaks own Asian Games record to win 100m gold

Thailand's Puripol Boonson broke his own Asian Games record to win gold in the men's 100m in 9.90 seconds in Nagoya on Friday.
September 25, 2026 | 04:41 pm PT
Chinese track and field star Wu Yanni seeks redemption at Asian Games

Chinese track and field star Wu Yanni seeks redemption at Asian Games

Chinese track and field star Wu Yanni returns to the Asian Games to compete in the women's 100m hurdles, aiming for gold after a heartbreaking disqualification in the previous edition's final.
September 25, 2026 | 01:58 am PT
Singaporean powerlifter, 18, balances studies and part-time job to break world record

Singaporean powerlifter, 18, balances studies and part-time job to break world record

Balancing polytechnic studies, training sessions and a part-time job, 18-year-old Muhammad Hazrul Abdul Malik achieved a milestone in his career by breaking a powerlifting world record in South Africa.
September 24, 2026 | 11:57 pm PT
South Korean game publisher's shares plummet amid PUBG controversy with Vietnamese players Himass and TanVuu

South Korean game publisher's shares plummet amid PUBG controversy with Vietnamese players Himass and TanVuu

Shares of South Korean publisher KRAFTON have plummeted to a 52-week low, shedding over US$150 million in market capitalization as the company was the center of a controversy involving two prominent Vietnamese PUBG players.
September 24, 2026 | 07:56 pm PT
Japan ends China's dominance in table tennis with historic Asian Games gold

Japan ends China's dominance in table tennis with historic Asian Games gold

Japan has ended China's long dominance in table tennis on Thursday after securing a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory in the Asian Games men's team final.
September 24, 2026 | 06:41 pm PT
The world's fastest 200m breaststroker is a 17yo who can't stop eating junk food

The world's fastest 200m breaststroker is a 17yo who can't stop eating junk food

Japan has been starved of swimming success in recent times but with the Los Angeles Olympics two years away junk food-loving teenager Shin Ohashi has emerged as their next big thing.
September 24, 2026 | 03:41 pm PT
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