Asian Games conclude with China topping the medal table
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 4, 2026, 12:07 PM
Last updated Oct 4, 2026
The Asian Games officially closed in Nagoya, Japan, with 45 countries participating and approximately 11,000 athletes competing. China dominated the medal count with 169 gold medals, followed by Japan with 83 and South Korea with 39. Medals were awarded across 43 sports, including traditional competitions like kabaddi and sepaktakraw. Events will move to Doha, Qatar, for the next edition in 2030. Key performances included swimming records by Shin Ohashi and Yu Zidi, alongside India securing gold in men's cricket against Pakistan.
- •China wins 169 gold medals overall at the Asian Games
- •Medals awarded across 43 sports, including cricket and swimming
- •India secures gold in men's cricket against Pakistan
- •Next Asian Games scheduled for Doha, Qatar, in 2030
- •Shin Ohashi sets a new swimming world record in breaststroke
- 12:07 PMYahoo Sports — The Asian Games with more athletes than the Olympics close in Japan and head to Qatar in 2030
"NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The Asian Games were a blur, a sports kaleidoscope of 45 countries and regions that went dark on Sunday, closed officially by Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the president of the Olympic Council of Asia.The games featured about 11,000 athletes — more than the Summer Olympics two years ago in Paris.
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