Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Updates
- Ale Tang
- Aug 7
- 3 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
All the updates you need for Nagoya 2026!
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games
Date: 19 Sep (SAT) - 4 Oct (SUN), 16 days
Motto: Imagine One Asia
Mascot: HoNoHon
Participating Nations: 45
Sports: 53
Team HK👀: Athletics, Badminton, men's Basketball, men's Cricket, Cycling, Fencing, men's Football, Golf, men's Handball, Karate, Rugby 7s, Sailing, women's Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, men's Water Polo, Triathlon, Volleyball
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games
Date: 18-24 Oct (SUN-SAT), 7 days
Motto: Imagine One Heart
Mascot: Uzumin
Participating Nations: 45
Sports: 18
Archery👀, Athletics👀, Badminton👀, Boccia👀, Cycling, Blind Football, Goalball, Judo, Powerlifting, Shooting, Sitting Volleyball, Swimming👀, Table Tennis👀, Taekwondo, Wheelchair Basketball, Fencing👀, Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Tennis
🇭🇰 Entry List of Hong Kong Athletes:
⛳ Golf
Matthew Cheung, Jason Hak, Taichi Kho, Ginnie Ding, Sophie Han, Arianna Lau
⛵ Sailing
iQFOiL Cheng Ching-yin, Ma Kwan-ching
U19 Wong Tsz-ho, Cheung Tsz-yuet
🤺 Fencing
Foil, Épée, Sabre, Men's & Women's, Individual & Team
🥎 Softball
Women's
⚽ Football
Men's Group A, Women's Group G
🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃🏾♀️Triathlon
W: Bailee Brown, Cade Wright, Lula Wright
M: Oscar Coggins, Robin Elg, Wong Tsz-to
🏊🏻♀️ Swimming
Siobhan Haughey 200m & 100m Freestyle
🥋Karate Kata/Kumite
W: Grace Lau, Tsang Yee-ting, Wong Cheuk-lee
M: Hung Ho-wai, Li Chi-kong, Tang Yu-hin, Chau Ka-him, Cheng Hui-pan
🚴🏻♀️🚴🏻♂️ Cycling, 🎾 Tennis, 🏓 Table Tennis
Roster or entry list TBC
📣 What's New🎙️
🫀 Health & Fitness
In an interview, former Olympic rower, world-class ironman and head of HKU Centre for Sports and Exercise Michael Tse raised awareness on the importance of heart screening, even for athletes, saying that actually around 10% of tested athletes have been recalled for follow-up checks.
⛸️ Team HK
Hurray to HK's 3🥇 9🥈 7🥉 in the Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy 2026. Among all winners, 20y/o Lou Zhan-shuo has garnered 2 gold 1 silver in individual events, and 1 gold 1 silver in team events.
💵 Sports Economy
According to a feature article of Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, in 2024 HK's sports and related activities (i.e. facilities & education, manufacturing, trade & sales of goods, sport tourism, and supporting services) contributed to HKD46 billion value added at basic prices*, accounting for HKD70 billion a.k.a. 2.2% of HK's GDP at market prices (after adding product taxes and deducting product subsidies).
* GVA = gross goods and services output at base prices - cost of everything used to produce them
🏓 Team HK
Men's (Wong Chun-ting/Baldwin Chan), women's (Doo Hoi-kem/Ng Wing-lam) and mixed doubles (Wong/Doo) ended the Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 journey with 3 silver.
⚽ Kitchee U18s & HK U16s
In the two JC Youth Football Academy Summit friendlies, Man United U16s suffered historic defeat against the local football hope, both following a loss on penalties.
🏸 Tang/Tse
The beloved badminton mixed doubles pair has forced to withdraw from BWF World Championships in India and their third Asian Games due to Tang's ACL injury during practice.
🏐 Team HK
HK defeated Mongolia and will face Team China in the Asian Eastern Zonal Women's Volleyball Championship.
𓀪 Team HK
Team HK jumped for joy with their 19🥇 32🥈 33🥉 (total 84 medals from all age categories) swept in the Asian Jump Rope Championships 2026, Shangyu, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. HK even crowned in the Double Dutch Speed Relay - Team event, ending China's monopoly in team speed events. instagram.com/hkrsa
🎱 Judd Trump
The Snooker World's No. 1 overpowered frenemy Kyren Wilson to capture Shanghai Masters title and £210,000 top winner's prize.
🏃🏿♂️🏃🏻🏃🏾🏃🏻♂️ HK U20
Sprinting rising stars Kwok Chun-ting and Jasper Koo Cheuk-fung broke Hong Kong youth records respectively in men's 100m and 200m, as well as HK U20 record in men's 4x100m with fellows Chan Yat-lok, Wesley Leung Ching-hang and Cheung Chun-yin, albeit all missing out on the podium.
⚫ Team HK
HK squash junior team Cheung Tsz-ching, Ena Kwong, Lo Pui-yin and Helen Tang garnered bronze in the World Squash Junior Team Championships 2026, Canada.
🎾 Coleman Wong
The 22y/o star achieved his biggest career win against top seed Jiri Lehečka in Mifel Tennis Open 2026, Los Cabos, Mexico. He's now ranking 92, highest in history for HK male athletes.
🤺 Team HK
In the Kerry Fencing World Championships 2026, Hong Kong, Hong Kong men's foil bagged a historic silver on home soil after a thrilling final against Italy.
🥍 Team HK
In the last 30 seconds, HK's Livia Li scored and secured the win 9:8 against Spain. The girls finished 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship at 5th place.
🎱 Caden Lau
The 13-year-old bagged silver in junior 9-ball pool singles, 2026 ACBS Asian Pool Championships, Vietnam.
🥎 Team HK
WSBC ranking: both teams keep climbing the ladder: men's 15 (↑5) and women's 32 (↑7).
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