Asian Games 2026: 11 players from Bihar will participate. Stories of struggle: Being a girl and facing criticism for playing, running barefoot, losing a leg in a bomb blast.

The Asian Games-2026 will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19th to October 4th. Bihar's 11 athletes (including 6 with disabilities) will represent India at the event. This year's Asian Games will see a 120% increase in participation from Bihar. In the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, 5 athletes from Bihar participated. The number of athletes this time is more than double. Read about which players from Bihar are participating in the Asian Games in Bhaskar's special report.