20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026

[Beijingwalker]

North Korea made it to top 10

 

[tower9]

Sept. 23 Swimming events

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Gold medalist Yu Yiting of China, center, flanked by silver medalist Zhang Yufei of China, left, and bronze medalist Natalie Kan Cheuk Tung of Hong Kong pose on the podium after the competes in the women's 100-meter butterfly final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.

200m Freestyle, Gold medalist China's Zhang Zhanshuo, Silver Korea's Hwang Sun-woo and bronze Japan's Tatsuya Murasa .

400m Medley
Kid Yu zhidi won her 3rd Gold and broke the Asian record.
13 year old Champion Yu Zidi (center) and runner-up Ke Wenxi (left) from China, along with third-place finisher Mio Narita from Japan, at the award ceremony.


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(L-R) Silver medallist Japan's Satomi Suzuki, gold medallist China's Tang Qianting and bronze medallist Japan's Kotomi Kato celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony of the women's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on September 23, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)


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Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 - Swimming - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Koto, Tokyo, Japan - September 23, 2026 Gold medallist China's Xuwei Peng celebrates on the podium after winning the Women's 100m Backstroke Final with silver medallist Japan's Rio Shirai and bronze medallist South Korea's Seungwon Kim REUTERS/Manami Yamada

Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay
China gold, Japan silver and Korea bronze

Damn the Japanese are so much shorter than the Chinese and also Koreans.

 

[Jeremy]

What I have observed from indian perspective.

Many medals won by mainly two parts of India.

1. Haryana.
2. North East India.

Rest part of India- not so much contribution

just now Mira bai fron Madipur, won the silver..

Do schools in India prioritize sports? Does the whole society not value it, and is government investment low? I find this quite strange, given that India is the world’s most populous country.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Damn the Japanese are so much shorter than the Chinese and also Koreans.

Korea is in North Asia, they are as tall as Chinese

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[Beijingwalker]

Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 - Swimming - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Koto, Tokyo, Japan - September 23, 2026 Gold medallist China's Xuwei Peng celebrates on the podium after winning the Women's 100m Backstroke Final with silver medallist Japan's Rio Shirai and bronze medallist South Korea's Seungwon Kim REUTERS/Manami Yamada

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Do schools in India prioritize sports? Does the whole society not value it, and is government investment low? I find this quite strange, given that India is the world’s most populous country.

Yes, sports culture has traditionally not been a major part of Indian society. Most parents have generally prioritised academic education and career prospects, while sports have received much less attention from both parents and schools.

The government also did relatively little to develop sports infrastructure and grassroots programmes in the past. However, in recent years, there have been more visible efforts and increased investment in sports, including infrastructure, athlete development and grassroots programmes.

 

[retaxis]

China and East Asia dominate most sports because they have longest civilisations which means they started using and manipulating objects far earlier then other cultures like africa.

China even before longshan culture going back 10k years started using tools, carvings, pottery, weapons, traps, farming later writings allowing for strong development of hand and upper limb skills. This means that hand eye coordination, upper limb strength, fine motor skills, manual manipulation, precision etc grew more and more. This is why China dominates so many fields of olympics from diving to air rifles to weightlifting.

Black Africans on the other hand never really developed their upper limb skills and mostly were based on gross motor skills. They did not have farming until very late nor any forms of writing and were generally very primitive. Their main way of hunting for men was to chase down animals till the animals were too exhausted and then carry it home. This evolution meant Africans became great at running and jumping (during chase) however never developed the fine motor upper limb skills that east asians or even westerners had. Therefore while you may see africans exceed expectations in athletics or basketball which requires running and jumping mostly, you won't see them become legends of most sports that require precision of the body and fine motor upper limb which can include anything from shooting, archery, diving, gymnastics, weightlifting or even bowling.

Of course there are always exceptions to the rule but human evolution especially over the past 10k years has shown us the strength of some races and their weaknesses too compared with others.