Esports at the 2026 Asian Games

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Esports at the 2026 Asian Games will be held in Aichi and/or Nagoya, Japan.

On 8 July 2023, the Olympic Council of Asia officially added esports to the 2026 Asian Games calendar with the Japan Esports Union and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation as co-organizers.{{cite web |title=eスポーツが第20回アジア競技大会（2026/愛知・名古屋）の正式競技に決定 |url=https://jesu.or.jp/contents/news/news-230710/ |publisher=Japan Esports Union |access-date=23 February 2025 |language=ja |date=10 July 2023}}

In November 2024, the OCA was planning to remove esports from the Asian Games with plans to create a separate competition for non-traditional sports including chess and card games.{{cite news |title=アジア大会、eスポーツを除外へ OCA、別の新たな大会創設（共同通信） |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/dc86b7fbd95636277fa3342546a979b94f003d65 |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=Yahoo! Japan |agency=Kyodo |date=13 December 2024 |language=ja}}

On 6 February 2025, the OCA's Executive Board approved 11 video game titles for the esports tournament,{{cite news |last1=Lojo |first1=Michelle |title=2026 Asian Games to feature 11 esports titles |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2025/02/22/2423408/2026-asian-games-feature-11-esports-titles |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=22 February 2025}} and finalised on 22 February 2025 with an updated line-up, which included 13 video game titles in 11 events.{{cite web |title=OCA announces e-sports titles for 2026 Asian Games |url=https://oca.asia/news/5979-oca-announces-e-sports-titles-for-2026-asian-games.html |publisher=Olympic Council of Asia |access-date=23 February 2025}}