Thailand Preps for Asian Games in Nagoya, Teams Broadcasting Live
Thailand will send teams to Japan's 2026 Asian Games in September to study event management across 43 sports, while T SPORTS 7 and six partners will broadcast all competitions live for local viewers.
The 20th Asian Games kick off in 50 days, with Japan preparing the sacred flame lighting ceremony and relay celebration before the official opening on September 19, 2026. The Thai Olympic Committee (TAC) will send teams to study and document the host's event management systems across all 43 sports, drawing lessons from Japan's high standards and 2020 Tokyo Olympics experience. Some Thai athletes will stay at the athlete village while others lodge on cruise ships; the TAC will establish a Thai House as in past games.
T SPORTS 7 will lead broadcast coverage alongside partners NBT, MONOMAX SPORTS, One 31, Thai PBS Channel 32, PPTV HD 36, and AIS PLAY, giving Thai sports fans complete live access to all competitions. The games will feature 43 sports competing for 469 gold medals, including aquatics, archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, breaking, canoeing, cricket, cycling, equestrian, esports, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, judo, karate, modern pentathlon, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing, sepak takraw, shooting, skateboarding, sport climbing, squash, surfing, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, and tekball.
