Pakistan beat India 3-0 to reach Asian Games 2026 semifinals

NAGOYA: The Malaysian sports teams are set to advance towards the Asian Games finals after a series of high-pressure matches and preliminary rounds across 10 sports. Azizulhasni Awang is competing in the men's sprint quarter-finals of track cycling at the Izu Velodrome, aiming to reach the semi-finals and ultimately the finals. Lau New Joe is participating in the men's omnium, featuring the scratch, tempo, elimination, and points races.

Nur Alyssa Farid and Izzah Izzati Asri are in the women's individual sprint early rounds. Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh is facing South Korea's Park Jung Yoon in the women's compound quarter-finals of archery, with the goal of securing a semi-final berth. The Malaysian men's squash team will take on Japan in the semi-final, while the men's team will compete against India for a spot in the final.

High-stakes matches are scheduled for field hockey between the men's team and South Korea, and judo with Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed in the men's -81kg round of 16. Yow Mei Yee and Chin Ken Haw are set to compete in the women's and men's individual poomsae semi-finals of taekwondo. Aidan Yunus and Christian Didier Chin are paired against the Philippines' Jason Lapidus and Argil Canizares in the men's pair quarter-finals of padel.

Both the national men's and women's rugby sevens teams will feature in group stage double-headers against China and Hong Kong. In sepak takraw, the women's quadrant team will open their preliminary round campaign against Indonesia, followed by a match against Japan. Sailors from Malaysia will compete in various fleet races at the Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour.