Cricket retained for 2026 Asian Games in Japan

The call to retain cricket was taken during the meeting between the Olympic Council of Asia and the organising committee earlier this week.

"The latest development in the compilation of the sports programm came at the 41st meeting of the AINAGOC Board of Directors at Nagoya City Hall on Monday, , when cricket and Mixed Martial Arts were both formally approved," the OCA said.

Cricket matches will be played in the T20 format and hosted in Aichi prefecture, although the exact venues are yet to be finalised.