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Singaporean kayaker Stephenie Chen targets Asian Games success • May 20, 2025, 7:49 AM ET (Straits Times)
Disabled Chinese boy wows audiences with street dancing, dreams of performing at Asian Games • May 4, 2025, 5:59 AM ET (The Star)
MMA set to make Asian Games debut in 2026; Cricket retained, confirms Olympic Council of Asia • Apr. 30, 2025, 8:20 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Mixed martial arts, cricket to make debut in Asian Games next year in Japan • Apr. 29, 2025, 4:39 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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Notable Honorees Neeraj Chopra • Su Bingtian • Milkha Singh • Ye Shiwen • Shi Tingmao • Liu Shiying

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