Asian Games: Cricket, mixed martial arts added to 2026 program

Cricket and mixed martial arts have been added to the 2026 Asian Games, to be co-hosted by Japan's Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya.The organizing committee of the games announced the decision at Monday's board meeting in Nagoya, following a request from the Olympic Council of Asia. Open water swimming has been excluded from the program.The committee said it is trying to stage cricket within the prefecture, which has no venue for the sport at present.The committee is also in talks with municipalities, which have cricket facilities.Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, has been seen as one option…READ FULL ARTICLE