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I used to have the cassette of the official music of the 1984 Games at home. I don’t see it anymore so I probably donated it to charity about two weeks ago after cleaning house.

Bradbury was the first thing to come to my mind when I saw the Hong Kong athlete cross the line in second place.

From the official website. The following documents are now available in English. https://www.aichi-nagoya2026.org/files/common/0212競技スケジュール変更/English/Sport Programme for the 20th Asian Games.pdf https://www.aichi-nagoya2026.org/files/common/0212競技スケジュール変更/English/Dairly Schedule for the 20th Asian Games.pdf https://www.aichi-nagoya2026.org/files/common/0212競技スケジュール変更/English/Session Schedule for the 20th Asian Games.pdf

It’s potassium.

Watched portions of the Opening ceremony live early today on Pilipinas Live but they don’t have the Games on their regular schedule. Fortunately, we have access to the Games thru the Age Of Sports page on YouTube.

I couldn’t resist giving him the dirty finger when I saw him on screen

Looks like we in the Philippines are in the same situation. No news yet on whether we’ll be able to watch the Games

The calendar for the Games has been updated on Wikipedia. Group stage, quarterfinal and semifinal matches in men’s basketball all take place before the opening ceremonies with the final match scheduled for the day after the Games opens.

From the official site of the 2026 Asian Games. Daily Schedule for the Games https://www.aichi-nagoya2026.org/files/common/0109競技スケジュール/アジア競技大会競技デイリースケジュール.pdf Session Schedule for the Games https://www.aichi-nagoya2026.org/files/common/0109競技スケジュール/アジア競技大会セッションスケジュール.pdf No English version available yet. Hopefully one will come out soon.

Malaysia pencak silat team attacks referee for favoring hosts Thailand at SEA Games https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/other-sports/malaysia-pencak-silat-team-attacks-referee-for-favoring-hosts-thailand-at-sea-games-4994556.html Thailand apologizes to Vietnam after SEA Games bowling replay controversy https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/other-sports/thailand-apologizes-to-vietnam-after-sea-games-bowling-replay-controversy-4994580.html Thai esports athlete expelled from SEA Games for cheating during Arena of Valor match https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/sea-games-thai-cheating-tokyogurl-naphat-warasin-expelled-arena-valor-video-game-esports-5614876 It’s the news items like these that really make the SEA Games so much more interesting.

SEA Games 2025: Where are the fans? Empty seats a bummer at events in Thailand https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-2025-where-are-the-fans-empty-seats-a-bummer-at-thailand-sea-games?ref=top-stories

Singapore hurdlers’ national records annulled after technical glitch https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-2025-singapore-hurdlers-national-records-annulled-after-technical-glitch?ref=most-popular Bad news not only for the Singaporeans but also for the Thais. Joshua Atkinson’s time of 45.13 in the men’s 400 meters was the fastest in the event by a Southeast Asian athlete since 1984.

Puripol Boonson seizes home men's 100m sprint gold after going sub-10 seconds in heats https://www.olympics.com/en/news/sea-games-athletics-mens-100m-final-results-puripol-boonson First Southeast Asian to go under ten seconds in the 100 meters.

It’s the Southeast Asian Games. So it’s best to keep our expectations as low as possible.

Cambodia quits SEA Games in Thailand amid deadly border clashes https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3335854/cambodia-pulls-entire-delegation-sea-games-thailand