--- title: "Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony" description: "Most outlets reported that the Asian Games began with Qatar's basketball victory over Iran, noting the event started nine days ahead of its official opening ceremony on September 19. The Express Tribune and 24 News HD both described the match as the first action in the multi-sport event, with 24 News HD adding that the Games began in Japan and mentioned the higher number of participants compared to the Olympics." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7649-asian-games-begin-with-qatar-basketball-win-nine-days-before site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony sports · updated 11 Sep 2026, 10:47 AM PKT · 10–11 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported that the Asian Games began with a men's basketball match between Qatar and Iran, highlighting Qatar's victory. Arab News Pakistan provided the headline verbatim, while 24 News HD added a brief contextual sentence about the Games being held in Japan and having more participants than the Olympics. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 11 Sep 2026 — Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1551335/asian-games-begin-with-qatar-basketball-win/) · 11 Sep 2026, 10:47 AM PKT > The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday with Qatar beating Iran in men’s basketball, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics. Over 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in 43 sports at the Nagoya-Aichi Games — which do not officially start until the […] ### 10 Sep 2026 — Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony (3 outlets) > Most outlets reported that the Asian Games began with Qatar's basketball victory over Iran, noting the event started nine days ahead of its official opening ceremony on September 19. The Express Tribune and 24 News HD both described the match as the first action in the multi-sport event, with 24 News HD adding that the Games began in Japan and mentioned the higher number of participants compared to the Olympics. - **24 News HD** — [Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony](https://www.24newshd.tv/10-Sep-2026/asian-games-begin-qatar-basketball-win-nine-days-opening-ceremony) · 10 Sep 2026, 1:09 PM PKT > The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday with Qatar beating Iran in men's basketball, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics. - **The Express Tribune** — [Qatar open Asian Games with basketball win](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2628525/qatar-open-asian-games-with-basketball-win) · 10 Sep 2026, 11:08 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > The continental showpiece gets underway ahead of its September 19 opening ceremony - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony](https://www.arabnews.pk/sport/asian-games-begin-with-qatar-basketball-win-nine-days-before-opening-ceremony-3000820) · 10 Sep 2026, 8:57 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing 4 articles from 4 outlets, 10–11 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.