{
  "id": 10959764,
  "title": "Scenes From the 2026 Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/scenes-from-the-2026-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:18:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Atlantic",
    "slug": "the-atlantic",
    "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/09/scenes-2026-asian-games/688831/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 20, 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, teqball's men's doubles final saw Thailand's Sorrasak Thaosiri and Jirati Chanliang face off against Lebanon's Ahmad Kassem Arabi and Mohamad Hafez. Meanwhile, in the Nanquan round of Wushu, China's Li Jianming showcased his skills during the final.\n\nOn September 22, Japan's Kotomi Kato took to the pool for the women's 200-meter breaststroke final. Next day, Malaysia's Mandy Cebelle Chen competed in the women's wushu taijijian final, held in Nagoya.\n\nOn September 28, compound men's individual 1/16 eliminations at Okazaki Central Park Multipurpose Square began. Later that day, China's Ziyu Zhang led his team to victory in the women's Group A basketball game, shaking hands with Indonesia's players.\n\nThailand's artistic swimming team displayed their mixed team free routine at Hamamatsu Swimming Center ToBiO. Japan's Miwa Harimoto and Hina Hayata won the women's doubles table tennis gold-medal match against China's Man Kuai and Manyu Wang.\n\nOn September 21, 2026, in Nagoya City Inae Sports Center, the mixed martial arts men's traditional -65 kilogram semifinals took place. Athletes from the Philippines, Kirin Petkiree (Thailand), and Kazakhstan's Yasmina Toxanbayeva competed in sepaktakraw and women's marathon walk respectively.\n\nOn September 24, China's Yang Yang celebrated his victory in the men's 60-kilogram weight-lifting final. Liu Xing of China showcased his BMX freestyle skills in Nagoya on September 27.\n\nKirin Petkiree (Thailand) skated in the men's street final on day eight of the 2026 Asian Games. Kazakhstan's Yasmina Toxanbayeva finished her marathon walk in Nagoya on September 27. Japan's Yuki Kurihara's performance was recorded in the event.",
  "summary": "More than 10,000 athletes from 46 countries are now gathered in Japan, competing in 469 events across 43 different sports, during the 20th edition of the Asian Games.",
  "key_points": [
    "Thailand vs Lebanon win teqball men's doubles final on September 20",
    "Li Jianming showcases skills in China's Wushu final on September 22",
    "Japan's Yuki Kurihara recorded performance in event on September 27"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}