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Teqball Gets Its Kicks at the Asian Games
The sport’s compact schedule helped organizers fit 11,000 athletes into 43 events before the Games close Oct. 4, officials said.
- On Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, the teqball competition concluded in Nagoya, Japan, wrapping up on the official opening day of the Asian Games.
- Teqball, created in 2014 in Hungary, combines football skills with a soccer-like ball bouncing on a curved table; it resembles sepaktakraw, a game popular in Southeast Asia.
- In the women's singles bracket, Lebanon's Kamar Dandal faced Cambodia's Koemyean in the bronze-medal match, while APMyanmar's Khin Hnin Wai competed against Indonesia's Sumaya in the final.
- Organizers scheduled the competition to start days before Saturday's official opening ceremony to accommodate the crowded sports schedule in Nagoya.
- More than 11,000 athletes from 45 countries will compete in 43 sports before the games close on Oct. 4, with teqball as one of the new disciplines.
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Times of IndiaAsian Games 2026: Teqball gets its kicks with a quick premier
Teqball, a new sport combining football skills on a curved table tennis table, concluded its Asian Games competition on Sunday alongside several early-starting events.
·Mumbai, India
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