Indonesia overcame China in a five-match thriller to win the men's badminton team title at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday, ending China's bid for a third straight championship in the event.

China lifted the women's team title in table tennis at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, defeating Japan 3-0 in the final.

China claimed the Naraka: Bladepoint gold in esports at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday. China's team of Wang Feng, Wang Tongrong, Xu Kunbin, Sui Xiangyun and Tan Xujie eased past Thailand 3-0 to take the gold in the event's Asiad debut.

China claimed nine of the 14 rowing gold medals decided at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday, winning all but one of the finals.Heavy rain earlier this month squeezed five days of rowing into two, according to the organizing committee. After Wednesday's heats, all 14 gold medals were decided

Three shooting gold medals were decided at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, with China staging a dramatic comeback from 11 points down to claim the men's 10m air pistol team gold.

China's He Yueji set a new world record in the snatch of men's 65kg weightlifting event at the 20th Asian Games on Thursday, lifting 152kg on his third attempt.

Sparked by a 21-0 run in the second quarter, the Chinese women's basketball team routed Mongolia 89-63 here on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

China defended its women's gymnastics team gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday, extending its dominance in the event to 14 consecutive titles.

China defended its women's gymnastics team gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday, extending its dominance in the event to 14 consecutive titles.

TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic rider Alex Hua Tian successfully defended his individual eventing title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, overcoming heavy rain to finish on 26.90 penalty points after a clear cross-country round.The 36-year-old, riding Manjushri, also known as Bodhi (Miaojixiang), entered the final phase in first place after dressage and show jumping and maintained his lead without adding any penalties in the cross-country finale.Hua, who posted the best score in dressage and a clear round in show jumping, completed the cross-country course without penalty to secure his second consecutive Asian Games individual title. He finished 3.20 points clear of Thailand's Woraphat Sittiju, while Japan's Yoshiaki Oiwa took bronze.I'm just very relieved, mainly, Hua said after the competition. Obviously, there's some pressure coming into a championship when you're defending a gold medal, but also bringing such a good horse like Miaojixiang.The most important thing is that I didn't let the team down, so I'm very, very, very happy about that, he added.In the team event, Thailand won gold with 109.90 penalty points, followed by Japan on 115.20 and South Korea on 143.50. Hong Kong, China finished fourth on 144.70.China missed out on a team medal after being reduced to three combinations from its original four following the withdrawal of Sun Huadong and Cadorico. With no discard score available, China had no margin for error. Shu Yuying and Diabolo D'ems Aa were eliminated in the final phase, while Shao Han and Suez Air finished on 50.50 penalty points and Hua completed the cross-country phase clear. The elimination left China with 1,050.50 penalty points overall.Hua's gold gave China back-to-back Asian Games titles in the individual eventing competition following his victory in Hangzhou in 2023.

China's Zhang Zhanshuo claimed his third gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, winning the men's 200m freestyle title after his victories in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay and 1,500m free.