According to Jabran Bin Salman President Pakistan Weight Lifting Federation The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF) has provisionally selected a squad of six lifters for consideration by the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) for the *20th Asian Games Aichi?Nagoya 2026*, following two phases of selection trials held in Lahore. The PWLF staged preliminary trials at the PU […]
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Asian Games 2026: Pakistan announces 15-member squad led by Sahibzada Farhan
Sahibzada Farhan will lead the Pakistan Men’s Team in the Asian Games 2026, set to take place in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan from September 19 to October 4, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a press release on Wednesday. The 10-team Men’s T20I event will be played at Korogi Athletic Park in Aichi Prefecture. The […]
Shreyas Iyer named India’s new T20 captain
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a major leadership change in its T20 setup, removing Suryakumar Yadav from the role of captain and appointing Shreyas Iyer as the new skipper of India’s T20 international team. Read More: Shreyas Iyer recovering after ICU stay; sends message to fans The decision was announced […]
Pakistan Olympic Association proposes performance-based funding for sports federations
The Pakistan Olympic Association has proposed a performance-based funding model for national sports federations under the proposed National Sports Policy 2026, aiming to improve accountability and enhance the development of sports across the country. Read More: Pakistan Olympic Association flays ‘misleading information’ Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, POA President Arif Saeed said the association […]
Gender-row boxer Lin targets Asian Games after bronze on comeback
Gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting’s coach said the Taiwanese Olympic champion would target Asian Games gold after stepping up in weight and winning bronze in her first event since the Paris Olympics. Lin, who won gold at 57kg at the 2024 Games, was cleared last month by World Boxing to resume competition at the Asian Elite […]
Usman Khan qualifies for 2026 Asian Games in equestrian eventing
Pakistani equestrian Usman Khan Asian Games dream has come true after he booked his place at the 2026 event. He secured the Minimum Eligibility Requirement (MER) at a three-star international eventing competition in Lignieres, France. Riding Eden of the Veret, Khan finished sixth overall out of 59 riders with a score of 32.9 penalties. READ […]
Son thanks ‘special’ Spurs as Asian gold spares him military duty
Son Heung-min will rejoin his Tottenham Hotspur team-mates next week buzzing after his emotional rollercoaster ride at the Asian Games in Jakarta. The decision by Spurs to release Son for a far-flung, under-23 tournament already looks like a shrewd piece of business after he led South Korea to a gold medal that spares him a […]
Social media lauds Pakistani, Indian javelin throwers’ sportsmanship
Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and India’s Neeraj Chopra melted hearts in Pakistan and India alike after their picture together during the ongoing Asian games in Indonesia went viral. The two athletes can be seen exchanging a warm handshake with each other after receiving their medals. Neeraj won gold, while Arshad settled for a bronze […]
Asian Games marathon winner accused of pushing rival
Japan’s Hiroto Inoue was accused of pushing his rival in a controversial sprint finish to the Asian Games marathon Saturday, as the runner-up from Bahrain lodged a complaint with race officials. Inoue and Bahrain’s Elhassan Elabbassi entered the stadium in Jakarta neck and neck, before the Japanese athlete opened up a small lead. In the […]
Doping case hits Asian Games as Ikee eyes history
A wrestler from Turkmenistan became the Asian Games’ first doping casualty on Friday as Japanese teenage swimmer Rikako Ikee stood on the brink of a historic sixth gold medal. Rustem Nazarov was disqualified from the Games in Indonesia after failing a pre-tournament test for the banned masking agent furosemide, the Olympic Council of Asia said. […]