Myanmar's Wai Khin Hnin wins first Asian Games teqball gold in Japan

On September 20, 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, Myanmar's Wai Khin Hnin won the first Asian Games teqball gold medal, defeating Indonesia's Sumaya 2-1 in the women's singles final. Teqball, a hybrid of soccer and table tennis invented in Hungary, made its Asian Games debut. The event featured a diverse range of athletes, including a 14-year-old from the Philippines and a 44-year-old Indonesian sepak takraw veteran. Spanish soccer legend Carles Puyol attended, and the International Teqball Federation expressed confidence that the sport's Olympic ambitions would be boosted by this debut.