This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2026 Asian Games around Aichi Prefecture in Japan. Competition began on 10 September with the first matches in men's basketball. The opening ceremony was held nine days later on 19 September. The last day of competition was the equestrian and the closing ceremony were held on 4 October. The games featured 59 disciplines.
Calendar Competition began nine days before the opening ceremony on 10 September and ended on 4 October 2026.
Medal table
By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a member have won, where a member is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.
Day-by-day summaries 10–19 September Men's basketball - Up to semi-finals
14–18 September Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Men's tournament - Some group games Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Women's tournament - Some group games
16–18 September Men's and Women's modern pentathelon - Up to semi-finals Women's volleyball - Group stage
17–18 September Women's cricket - Quarter-finals
17–19 September Teqball - Up to semi-finals
18 September Men's and Women's soft tennis - Up to quarter finals Men's and Women's field hockey - First group games
19 September Men's and Women's handball - First group games Opening ceremony
Day 1: 20 September At the end of the first day, China led the medals tally with 11 golds and 21 other teams also go onto the podium. One world record was broken and 5 Asian Games' record. Sport Event Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists CompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamBasketballMen's CyclingWomen's Individual Time TrialRinata SultanovaHao ZhangJieun ShinMen's Individual Time TrialAlexey LutsenkoShunsuke ImamuraJambaljamts SainbayarKarateWomen's individual kataMaho OnoMo Sheung Grace LauHui-hsuan ChienNgoc Nhi BuiMen's kumite ~55kgZholaman BigabylKhumoyunmirzo KhalimovThevendran Kaliana SundramMakhsatullo MuminovMen's kumite ~60kgAbdullah ShaabanAbdelrahman AbdelhamidSaud Abdulaziz Albashar BSureeya Sankar Hari SankarWomen's kumite +68kgSofya BerultsevaManeevan ButsuwanLeica Al Humaira LubisDina Ahmed Mostafa S Modern pentathlonWomen's individualSeungmin SeongZhang MingyuWu XiyaoWomen's teamMen's individualLiuchang LiWoongtae JunJonghyeon LeeMen's teamShootingWomen's 10m Air Rifle teamZifei WangYuchen DuWRElavenil ValarivanVidarsa Kochalumkal VinodHinata TaichiMisaki NobataWomen's 10m Air Rifle individualHinata TaichiGRElavenil ValarivanHyojin Ban Soft tennisMen's teamWomen's teamKiho MiyamaeRio MaedaYan-zhen ZhouMin-yu ChiangSwimming Women's 200m ButterflyZidi YuGRMohan ChangMisa OkuzonoMen's 200m Individual MedleyTomoyuki MatsushitaYumeki KojimaShun WangWomen's 1500m FreestyleBingjie LiChing Hwee GanIchika KajimotoMen's 100m FreestyleZhanle PanYoungbeom KimSunwoo HwangWomen's 50m BreaststrokeQianting TangGRSatomi SuzukiChang YangMen's 100m BackstrokeJiayu XuGRHidekazu TakeharaJuho LeeWomen's 4 x 100m Freestyle RelayGRTeqballWomen's doublesJutatip KuntatongSuphawadi WongkhamchanAung Hsu MonThan Phyu PhyuMaria ChedidKamar DandalSophornraksamey YornSreymeas MeyMen's singlesJunsuk LeeAli Jalil Mezher AlelayawiFriday SawYoga Ardika PutraMen's doublesSorrasak ThaosiriJirati ChanliangAhmad Kassem ArabiMohamad HafezBasel AhmadAbdulwahab AlqattanAbdulrahman Ahmed Radhi RadhiAli Jalil Mezher AlelayawiWomen's singlesWai Khin HninSumayaYuina SakamotoKoemyean DYMixed doublesPhakpong DejaroenSuphawadi WongkhamchanYuina SakamotoAkinori WaseHoang Minh Tan NguyenGia Nghi TrinhAbdulrahman Ahmed Radhi RadhiSamah Shakir Abed AbedTriathlonMen's individualTakumi HojoXirui ZhangArlan ZhanabayWomen's individualXinyu LinAnqi HuangManami Hayashi WushuMen's changquanChi Hin KuongChi Kuan SongSeraf Naro SiregarWomen's Taijiquan & TaijijianXin TongShiho SaitoZeanne Zhi Ning Law
Day 2: 21 September At the end of the second day, China maintained its stand at the top of the medal table, while two teams were added to the table. One world record was broken, three Asian records and two Asian Games records. Sport Event Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists CompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamGymnasticsMen's individual all-aroundBoheng ZhangShinnosuke OkaDaiki HashimotoKarateMen's individual kataKakeru NishiyamaMan Hou FongHo Wai Howard HungSayed Mohammed AlmosawiMen's kumite ~67kgAbdul Vakhkhob RashidovYugo KozakiCheng-chung ShihAbdel Rahman AlmasatfaWomen's kumite ~61kgLi GongAssel KanaySarara ShimadaChakriya VannWomen's kumite ~68kgQiaoqiao LiJoud AldrousCheuk Lee WongShootingMen's 10m Air Rifle teamWRMen's 10m Air Rifle individualLihao ShengARHimanshu DhillonRudrankksh Balasaheb PatilSoft tennisMixed doublesKai-wen YuShih-yuan HuangToshiki UematsuRena TemmaYeon-hwa KimJaekyu ParkKaito MaruyamaShih-yuan HuangSwimmingMen's 50m BackstrokeJiayu XuGRZicheng WangJihwan YoonWomen's 50m BackstrokeLetian WanXueer WangSeungwon KimMen's 50m FreestyleYoungbeom KimGRIan Yentou HoYuchan JiWomen's 200m Freestyle Siobhan HaugheyJiaping LiYaxin LiuMen's 100m BreaststrokeZhihao DongShin OhashiHaiyang QinWomen's 200m Individual MedleyZidi YuARYiting YuMio NaritaMen's 4 x 200m Freestyle RelayARTriathlonMixed relayWushuWomen's ChangquanHui Yu Lydia ShamCho Man SouEugenia Diva WidodoMen's Taijiquan & TaijijianDewen Liu
Day 3: 22 September At the end of the third day, China maintained its stand at the top of the medal table, while eight teams were added to the table. One world record was broken, one Asian record and one Asian Games record. Sport Event Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists CompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamCricketWomen'shttps://www.cricinfo.com/series/asian-games-women-s-cricket-competition-2026-1550472/bangladesh-women-vs-pakistan-women-3rd-place-play-off-1550480/live-cricket-scoreRoad cyclingWomen's Road RaceLi GuoFariba HashimiWing Yee LeungFencingMen's Foil Individual Kazuki IimuraChun Yin Ryan ChoiKyosuke MatsuyamaJeonghyun YounWomen's Épée IndividualSera SongTikanah Abdul Rahman KiriaTamaki TerayamaJingwen YangGymnasticsWomen's individual all-aroundAiko SugiharaQinqin KeMisa NishiyamaMixed martial artsMen's Modern -60kgMirzobek UmarovFirdavs AtamuratovDastan Kanybek UuluAsim Khan**Men's Modern -71kgKadyrbek ShinbayevBehruz KhurshedzodaYryskeldi DuisheevNodirbek Shavkatov**Women's Modern -54kgKanjutha PhattaraboonsornDiana PogosianBomi LeeVallensia Fahira Hotmauli**Men's Traditional -65kgOtabek RajabovJean Claude SaclagSanzhar AdilovDaisuke Murayama**Women's Traditional -60kg Hui Hoon TeoKhiola SobirovaDalin ChengSuchika Tariyal**Men's Traditional -77kgYerkingali BurkutalinMukhammad NabievCarlos AlvarezSyimyk Zhanybek Uulu**KarateWomen's Team KataMen's Kumite -84kgMohammad Alja'friAli Asghar AsiabariAbdulla BabikrWomen's Kumite -55kgAdeola Fay RobertFatemehzahra SaeidabadiMen's Kumite -75kgMorteza NematiDavut NazmyradovShooting10m Air Rifle Mixed TeamWRSwimmingWomen's 100m FreestyleSiobhan HaugheyYiting YuYujie ChengMen's 400m Individual MedleyYumeki KojimaGRTomoyuki MatsushitaShun WangWomen's 200m BackstrokeXuwei PengARMingxia SunRio ShiraiMen's 1500m FreestyleZhanshuo ZhangKaito TabuchiKazushi ImafukuWomen's 400m FreestyleBingjie LiChing Hwee GanIchika KajimotoMen's 4 x 100m Medley RelayVolleyballWomen'sWushuMen's Nanquan & NangunJianming LiWen-sheng HuangChi Lung LauWomen's Nanquan & NandaoYaling ZhangDarya LatishevaSam In Wong
Day 4: 23 September At the end of the fourth day, China maintained its stand at the top of the medal table, while two teams were added to the table. One world record was tied, three Asian records and four Asian Games records were broken. Sport Event Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists CompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamCompetitorsTeamAthleticsMen's Half Marathon Race WalkShengji ShiToshikazu YamanishiByeongkwang ChoeWomen's Half Marathon Race WalkLiujing YangKristina MorozovaYunyan JiangRoad cyclingMen's Road RaceAlexey LutsenkoYevgeniy FederovYuhi TodomeEquestrianEventing Team - Cross countryEventing Individual - Cross countryTian Hua on ManjushriWoraphat Sittiju on Uster de ChanayYoshiaki Oiwa on Ottawa des desigEsportsAuto Racing [Gran Turismo 7]Taj Izrin Aiman Taj MadiraAbdulhakim S AlfalehYoungchan KimFootball [eFootball™] FencingWomen's Foil IndividualYuka UenoJihee ParkPolina VolobuevaMaxine Jie Xin WongMen's Sabre IndividualSanguk OhChenpeng ShenArtyom SarkissyanSeyed Ali Esmaeilzadeh PakdamanGymnasticsMen's Teamhttps://results.asiangames2026.org/ag2026/reports/ENG.GARMTEAM--------------------------.C92B_1_0.pdfWomen's Teamhttps://results.asiangames2026.org/ag2026/reports/ENG.GARWTEAM--------------------------.C92B_1_0.pdfKarateMen's Team KataWomen's Kumite -50kgMan Wai FongMarie June AdrianoMen's Kumite +84kgMahmoud NematiSanad Hassan Y SufyaniTeerawat KangtongTenzing SherpaShooting10m Air Pistol Women TeamSkeet Men TeamSkeet Women TeamGR10m Air Pistol Women IndividualGaeun ChooARYiyao ShenRanxin JiangSkeet Women IndividualYiting Jiang[E]WRIsarapa ImprasertsukAssem OrynbaySkeet Men Individual AL-ATHBA Rashid Saleh M A al-AthbaJianlin LyuMeng-Yuan LeeSoft tennisWomen's singlesRena TemmaJin Mi RiSo Hyang Ri Kiho MiyamaeMen's singlesToshiki UematsuTakuya KurosakaPo-yi ChenJay MeenaSwimmingWomen's 100m ButterflyYiting YuYufei ZhangCheuk Tung Natalie KanMen's 100m ButterflyShoon MitsunagaGRFang XuKatsuhiro MatsumotoWomen's 100m BackstrokeXuwei PengRio ShiraiSeungwon KimMen's 200m FreestyleZhanshuo ZhangARSunwoo HwangTatsuya MurasaWomen's 100m BreaststrokeQianting TangGRSatomi SuzukiKotomi KatoMen's 200m FreestyleZhanshuo ZhangARSunwoo HwangTatsuya MurasaMixed 4 x 100m Medley RelayWeightliftingWomen's 49kg Song Gum RiMirabai Chanu SaikhomLuluk Diana Tri WijayanaWomen's 400m Individual MedleyZidi YuGRWenxi KeMio NaritaWushuMen's Daoshu & GunshuXiaobin GaoSi Wei LimClement Su Wei TingWomen's Jianshu & QiangshuYang YaoNanoha KidaThuy Vi Duong
Day 5: 24 September At the end of the fifth day, China maintained its stand at the top of the medal table, while three teams were added to the table. Two world records were broken, one Asian record was beaten, one tied and four Asian Games records were broken.