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Asian Games goes digital: Virtual taekwondo added for 2026

Summary by The Korea Times
Virtual taekwondo is officially heading to the Asian Games, marking a major milestone for the digital discipline just days after a high-profile showcase in Italy. World Taekwondo announced Monday that virtual taekwondo has been added to the official program for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. The inclusion was ratified by the Asian Games Organizing Committee Board and approved by the Olympic Council of Asia. The Asian Games competition is sch…

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The discipline developed by World Taekwondo will be part of the official program on October 2, 2026, in Japan. The event will mark a new step in Taekwondo's expansion into digital sports, with a mixed individual competition that will bring together male and female athletes under the same competitive format. The article "Virtual Taekwondo Joins the Official Program of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games" was first published on MASTKD.

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The Korea Times broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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