asiad 2026
An 11-year-old, a Puyo Puyo gold, and the governance question esports cannot ignoreThe Puyo Puyo Champions final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games did not look li...
ASIAD 2026: Chau Ngoc Tuyet Sang, Poomsae and the Narrow Door Called Virtual TaekwondoThe last time I sat through an entire poomsae judging session in Vietnam, wha...
Puripol Boonson's 9.91s at ASIAD 2026: The Spreadsheet Still Missing a Wind CellOn the evening of September 24, I sat in row eleven of the Aichi-Nagoya stadi...
The 9.91 in Nagoya: An Unconfirmed Record and the True Boundary of Asian SprintingI stood in the eleventh row, behind a temporary floodlight pole, a spot peopl...
China beat Vietnam 1-0 after extra time in the ASIAD 2026 quarter-final: head coach disappointed at failing to settle it inside 90 minutesIn the 109th minute, the ball ended up in the Vietnam net. In the stands, a...
Choo Ga Eun, two ASIAD records and the 4.1-point gap at shot 22At shot 22 of the women's 10m air pistol final at the 2026 Asian Games in...
Indonesia Reaches 2026 Asian Games Men's Team Badminton Final: A Doubles Pedestal, a Singles DebtJonatan Christie walked off after two lost games, 17-21 and 14-21. The...
Thanh Thuy and the 7th-Place Match at ASIAD 2026: When One Arm Has to Carry an Entire CycleTran Thi Thanh Thuy stands at the outside hitter position, right arm raised,...
ASIAD 2026 Women's Team Kata Gold: The 5-0 Run, Iran, and the Missing Final ScoreI was sitting in front of a livestream at 2 a.m. Tokyo time, my coffee alread...
Vietnam vs Thailand at Asiad 2026: The Group E Decider and a Clash of Two Generational Transition ModelsIn the 88th minute of the second group match, I was sitting in front of two...
Asian Games 2026 Day 1: India's women's badminton team open against Kazakhstan — and the data void behind a single lineBefore the first serve of Day 1 at the Asian Games 2026, the arena in...
Vietnam Poomsae at Chuncheon: The Golds Lie in Team Events, and That Is a Calculated ChoiceThe closing salute ends. Six athletes in the women's U50 team poomsae lineup...
Coach Dinh Hong Vinh: 'Listening to My Players, Wearing Black Turned Out to Be Lucky'Before kickoff, a group of Vietnam U23 players walked over to the coaching...
Faker, ASIAD 2026 and Worlds 2026: When Two Major Tournaments Collide in the Same WeekRalph Lauren has confirmed that Faker will miss one of its brand events for...
U23 Saudi Arabia vs U23 Qatar at ASIAD 2026: Fixture Density Shapes the Remaining Ticket"Two matches in three days." That was the first line I wrote in my notebook...
Faker and Oner Before Worlds 2026: Re-Reading Playoff Data From a Sample Too SmallAt minute 23 of game three, I hit pause. T1's jungler had just left the base...
Faker, ASIAD 2026 and Esports' Structural Gap: When One Player's Health Becomes a System VariableAt the exact week South Korea convenes its national League of Legends team fo...
0-2 Down at Half-Time Against Japan: Vietnam Women's Real Problem Isn't This MatchMinute 34, the ball settled in the Vietnam women's national team's net. The...
Ortega's Throw-In: The Lesson U23 Vietnam Left Behind for a DecadeI still remember that afternoon of 18 September 2026 at the Asian Games in...
Vietnam 1-2 Chinese Taipei: Both Goals Began at the Offside Line, Not in AttackAt minute 16, Vietnam's back four stepped up together. One defender was half ...
Vietnamese Poomsae at the World Championships: Six Veterans, Five Events, and the Real Limits of Gold HuntingThe final training session at the National Sports Training Center in Ho Chi...
Vietnam U23 Arrive in Nagoya Ahead of Asiad 2026: When the Tactical Map Begins with the 0:15 FlightThe clock at the airport read 0:15 on September 13 when the squad of coach Di...
Reading Vietnam's Poomsae Scorecard Before Chuncheon: Three Collective Golds and an Unresolved QuestionOn the electronic scoreboard at the 2026 world poomsae championship, Vietnam'...
Three FIFA Places, an Eight-Day Gap and a Scar: Vietnam Face Chinese Taipei in Asiad 2026 Group EOn September 3, 2026, the Chinese Taipei women's national team was the first...
India and the Age Gamble at the 2026 Asian Games: When Feelings Get Judged by DataI trust feelings until xG shows they've deceived me. And with the Indian...
Asian Games 2026: India's Full Badminton Contingent - In-Depth AnalysisIndia's badminton team has announced a 20-member squad for the 2026 Asian Gam...
