Other Multi-Sport Games Discussion Thread

[PHI2019 325]

3 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

T20 format?

Yes. Same format as the last Asian Games.

 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/cricket-retained-for-2026-asian-games-in-japan-101746010969042.html

[PHI2019 325]

Open water swimming has been excluded from the 2026 Asian Games. The total number of football teams will be 16 each for men and for women.

 

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/04/c3181bc16e2b-asian-games-cricket-mixed-martial-arts-added-to-2026-program.html?phrase=henoko&words=#:~:text=The organizing committee of the,been excluded from the program.

[PHI2019 325]

No athletes village for the 2026 Asian Games due to construction costs. Around 4,600 athletes will be housed on a cruise ship and 2,400 in temporary container homes.

 

https://oca.asia/news/6180-cruise-ship-accommodation-offers-athletes-unique-asian-games-experience.html

 

https://oca.asia/news/6177-technical-delegates-receive-asian-games-accommodation-update.html

Edited May 1, 2025 by PHI2019

[Olympian1010 8,297]

Asunción and Rio-Niterói  are bidding for the 2031 Pan American Games: https://www.panamsports.org/en/news-sport/asuncion-and-rio-niteroi-officially-become-candidate-cities-for-the-2031-pan-american-games/

[MHSN 3,813]

one of local media here published a list of events for 2026 Asian Games, I still can't see anything on OCA website or another reliable source but since they were supposed to finalize the list today or tomorrow I somehow believe it.

 

it's a bit similar to Indonesia 2018 where the host country dropped lots of events because they weren't good in them! Karate will gain a event while Wushu (Sanda), Taekwondo, Kurash, Jujitsu will lose some. only 13 events for Boxing, 14 for Weightlifting. no non-Olympic weights in Wrestling 

 

looks like Shooting will keep team events (they were supposed to be dropped)

 

and we will have Canoe mixed events 

 

but it's better to wait for OCA official announcement. it's terrible they wait until 16 months before the Games to announce the list of events 

 

 

[PHI2019 325]

According to this circular from the Asian Shooting Confederation, there will be 12 team events in shooting at the 2026 Asian Games. That means we are looking at a minimum of 27 shooting events at the Games: the 12 individual Olympic events plus the team events for each of them as well as the three mixed team events.

 

https://www.asia-shooting.org/document/circular-no-437-team-events-shooting-competition-20th-asian-games-2026-aichi-nagoya-japan/

[Fer GUA 607]

Flag Football was added for the XII Central American Games in October.  Even though  is hosting, Flag Football (as well as E-Sports) will be hosted by 

[MHSN 3,813]

7 minutes ago, PHI2019 said:

According to this circular from the Asian Shooting Confederation, there will be 12 team events in shooting at the 2026 Asian Games. That means we are looking at a minimum of 27 shooting events at the Games: the 12 individual Olympic events plus the team events for each of them as well as the three mixed team events.

 

https://www.asia-shooting.org/document/circular-no-437-team-events-shooting-competition-20th-asian-games-2026-aichi-nagoya-japan/

based on the report I read there will be 28 shooting events in Nagoya. 12 men, 12 women and 4 mixed. I assume 6 individual Olympic events in each gender + team events for all one of them + mixed events in air pistol, air rifle and both Trap and Skeet .

 

but since OCA didn't publish anything official I assume there are still talks. for example Asian Wushu Federation claims they managed to bring back two Sanda events (they were being dropped at first)

[Olympian1010 8,297]

Asian Beach Games have been rescheduled for April 22-30 2026. Sanya  is still set to host.

[Fly_like_a_don 1,162]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

Asian Beach Games have been rescheduled for April 22-30 2026. Sanya  is still set to host.

At this point  could have hosted a mini version of the games. 

 

We have been having National Beach Games held from last year. 

 

This year's edition starts tomorrow 

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/sports%2Fkhelo-india-beach-games-set-for-grand-debut-in-diu-with-more-than-1000-athletes-competing-3546352

 

Here is the livestream for the same 

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjhr3L29z8gXdtPprAZTQD634VzhuvBW2&si=kOfEB-pqo3PqDdRy

 

 

More links will be uploaded in due time. The sports:

Beach soccer, beach volleyball, beach kabaddi, beach sepak takraw, pencak silat, and open water swimming

 

Madhya Pradesh, a landlocked state with no beaches finished first last time. With multiple events in Sepaktakraw and Pencak Silat, North East Indian states like Manipur and Nagaland have golden chance to win it.