Macau, China, September 5, 2018: The Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region of Macau, China, Dr Fernando Chui Sai On, congratulated the athletes who brought glory to Macau at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.

The SAR Chief Executive was Guest of Honour at a reception by the Macau sports community at the Fisherman’s Wharf on Wednesday evening.

Dr Chui said the whole delegation had brought honour ....

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 6, 2018: Malaysian icon Nicol David is Squash Player Magazine’s Women’s Player of the Month after marking her 35th birthday with a fifth Asian Games singles gold medal and her fourth in succession.

The former world no.1 and tournament favourite defeated team-mate and joint fifth seed Sivasangari Subramaniam 3-2 in a thrilling final in Jakarta, Indonesia, to win the title 20 years after her first success in th....

Manila, Philippines, September 5, 2018: Just as the Philippines was celebrating four gold medals at a successful 18th Asian Games, tragedy has struck the sports community.

Ian “Yanyan” Lariba, who represented the Philippines in table tennis at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, passed away on Sunday evening after losing a year-long battle with leukemia. She was 23.

A wake was held for two days at St. Peter Memorial Chapel Commonwealth, ....

Jakarta, Indonesia, September 3, 2018: The Olympic Council of Asia today issued a statement regarding the second positive doping case at the 18th Asian Games.

The statement reads:

This is to announce that the following athlete, Ms. PUREVDORJ, ORKHON of Mongolia, a competitor in the wrestling competition has been found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation in an in-competition test conducted on 20th August 2018 and has accor....

Jakarta, Indonesia, September 2, 2018: Terima Kasih Indonesia! Hello Hangzhou! A President, a Sheikh and a technology tycoon all came together with a supporting cast of thousands including athletes and volunteers as the curtain fell at the 18th Asian Games on Sunday night.

A colourful closing ceremony, where tradition mixed with modern technology, ended the Games which was described as “an historical success” by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah....

Jakarta, Indonesia, September 2, 2018: Japan’s record-breaking teenage swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be awarded the Olympic Council of Asia MVP award for the best performer at the 18th Asian Games.

The 18-year-old won a staggering total of eight medals, including six golds, in a series of brilliant performances at the GBK Aquatic Center to be the standout competitor at the 18th Asian Games.

She went home to ....

Palembang, Indonesia, September 2, 2018: Japan completed a golden sweep of the triathlon titles on Sunday morning as the nation claimed the final gold of the 18th Asian Games by winning the Mixed Relay event.

The four-athlete team of Yuka Sato, Jumpei Furuya, Yuko Takahashi and Yuichi Hosoda finished in a combined time of 1 hour 30 minutes and 39 seconds to secure the gold by more than two minutes ahead of second-placed Korea Republic. Hong K....

Jakarta, Indonesia, September 2, 2018: China topped the Asian Games medal standings for the 10th event in a row, but 2020 Olympic hosts Japan closed the gap between the pair and Indonesia shattered their previous best as the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018 came to a close on Sunday.

The Chinese took home a total of 289 medals, with 132 golds, 92 silver and 65 bronze, to fall short of the total achieved in Incheon four years ago, when ....

Jakarta, Indonesia, September 1, 2018: China, cheered on by former NBA star Yao Ming, denied unified Korea a fairytale ending when it won the women’s basketball gold 71-65 on the final night of competition at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.

Favourites China won its sixth gold medal in women’s basketball at the Asian Games in front of a large contingent of Chinese fans inside the Istora arena, including the legendary Yao Ming who sat courtsi....

Jakarta, Indonesia, September 1, 2018: Japan tackled themselves to a standstill in a heroic defensive effort to beat China 7-5 in the women’s rugby sevens final at the 18th Asian Games on Saturday.

Starved of possession against a well-organised Chinese team that applied relentless pressure, Japan’s players held their nerve and their line to win the Asian Games gold medal for the first time and avenge their loss to China in the last final four....