{"id":44618,"date":"2026-10-06T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=44618"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:10:46","slug":"the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/","title":{"rendered":"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"44618\" class=\"elementor elementor-44618\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4569878e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4569878e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dcdfa28\" data-id=\"3dcdfa28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701e51d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"701e51d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-701e51d8{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b95c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78b95c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Foto: \u00a0Medaile Asijsk\u00fdch her 2026. Zdroj: 20th Asian Games <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aichi-nagoya2026.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AG_medal_front.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aichi-Nagoya<\/a> 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8996c54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8996c54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a923a28\" data-id=\"2a923a28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea77d40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea77d40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3550f825\" data-id=\"3550f825\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b2921e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b2921e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Co se d\u011bje?<\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dne<strong> 4. \u0159\u00edjna <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/16896248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>skon\u010dily<\/strong><\/a><strong> v Japonsku Asijsk\u00e9 hry 2026<\/strong>, 16denn\u00ed turnaj po\u0159\u00e1dan\u00fd v Ai\u010di-Nagoja, na n\u011bm\u017e se se\u0161lo v\u00edce ne\u017e <strong>17 000 sportovc\u016f a funkcion\u00e1\u0159\u016f ze 45 zem\u00ed<\/strong> a region\u016f. Z hlediska <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/2026-asian-games-facts-figures-2026-09-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00fa\u010dasti<\/a> byla tato akce dokonce v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e olympijsk\u00e9 hry v Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ei v roce 2024. Krom\u011b zn\u00e1m\u00fdch olympijsk\u00fdch discipl\u00edn si div\u00e1ci mohli u\u017e\u00edt i tradi\u010dn\u00ed asijsk\u00e9 sporty, jako jsou sepak takraw, kabadi a wu-\u0161u.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sportovn\u00ed sout\u011b\u017ee v\u0161ak prob\u00edhaly na pozad\u00ed <strong>diplomatick\u00e9ho a geopolitick\u00e9ho nap\u011bt\u00ed<\/strong>. Tento \u010dl\u00e1nek se zab\u00fdv\u00e1 t\u00edm, jak se na hr\u00e1ch prezentovaly n\u011bkter\u00e9 v\u00fdchodoasijsk\u00e9 delegace.<\/p><h2>Jak\u00e9 jsou \u0161ir\u0161\u00ed souvislosti?<\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asijsk\u00e9 hry, kter\u00e9 se poprv\u00e9 konaly v Nov\u00e9m Dill\u00ed v roce 1951, p\u0159edstavuj\u00ed v\u00fdznamnou sportovn\u00ed ud\u00e1lost pro cel\u00fd kontinent. Jejich deklarovan\u00fd \u00fa\u010del p\u0159esahuje r\u00e1mec samotn\u00e9 sout\u011b\u017ee, nebo\u0165 Asijsk\u00e1 olympijsk\u00e1 rada (OCA) danou <strong>sout\u011b\u017e prezentuje jako prost\u0159edek k posilov\u00e1n\u00ed p\u0159\u00e1telstv\u00ed, solidarity a m\u00edru mezi asijsk\u00fdmi n\u00e1rody<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro Japonsko, kter\u00e9 se t\u00e9to akce \u00fa\u010dastn\u00ed od sam\u00e9ho po\u010d\u00e1tku, se hry staly v\u00fdznamnou platformou pro znovuz\u00edsk\u00e1n\u00ed m\u00edsta v mezin\u00e1rodn\u00edm spole\u010denstv\u00ed b\u011bhem pov\u00e1le\u010dn\u00e9ho obdob\u00ed. Tokio hostilo Asijsk\u00e9 hry v roce 1958 a posl\u00e9ze i olympijsk\u00e9 hry v roce 1964. Skrze tyto sportovn\u00ed ud\u00e1losti Japonsko projektovalo svou novou identitu modern\u00ed, m\u00edrumilovn\u00e9 a technologicky vysp\u011bl\u00e9 zem\u011b. Nyn\u00ed ji\u017e t\u0159et\u00ed po\u0159\u00e1d\u00e1n\u00ed Asijsk\u00fdch her v zemi m\u00e1 proto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aichi-nagoya2026.org\/overview-of-the-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">v\u00fdznam<\/a> p\u0159esahuj\u00edc\u00ed r\u00e1mec sportu, nebo\u0165 Japonsko se tak op\u011bt stav\u00ed do centra tohoto v\u00fdznamn\u00e9ho panasijsk\u00e9ho setk\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\u010dkoli je sport \u010dasto prezentov\u00e1n jako apolitick\u00fd, tvrzen\u00ed o politick\u00e9 neutralit\u011b t\u011bchto her by bylo obt\u00ed\u017en\u00e9 obh\u00e1jit. <strong>Hongkong a Macao<\/strong> zde sice <strong>sout\u011b\u017eily jako samostatn\u00e9 delegace<\/strong> odd\u011blen\u00e9 od \u010c\u00edny, jejich \u00fa\u010dast v\u0161ak z\u00e1visela na kone\u010dn\u00e9m souhlasu Pekingu. P\u0159\u00edpad <strong>Tchaj-wanu<\/strong> pak instrumentalizaci Asijsk\u00fdch her zd\u016fraz\u0148uje je\u0161t\u011b v\u00edce: tato samospr\u00e1vn\u00e1 demokracie <strong>musela sout\u011b\u017eit pod n\u00e1zvem \u201e\u010c\u00ednsk\u00e1 Tchaj-pej\u201c<\/strong>. Sp\u00ed\u0161e ne\u017e o uspokojiv\u00fd kompromis, jak je tato situace \u010dasto popisov\u00e1na, zde jde o dusiv\u00fd <strong>diplomatick\u00fd tlak ze strany Pekingu<\/strong>, jeho\u017e c\u00edlem je systematicky <strong>podkop\u00e1vat faktickou nez\u00e1vislost Tchaj-wanu<\/strong> na mezin\u00e1rodn\u00ed sc\u00e9n\u011b. Nap\u011bt\u00ed je\u0161t\u011b umocnila skute\u010dnost, \u017ee tchajwansk\u00e9mu ministrovi sportu Li Jangovi (\u674e\u6d0b) byla zpo\u010d\u00e1tku <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/sports\/202609180014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">znemo\u017en\u011bna<\/a> \u00fa\u010dast na uv\u00edtac\u00edm ceremoni\u00e1lu p\u0159ed zah\u00e1jen\u00edm her, p\u0159i kter\u00e9m byly vzty\u010dov\u00e1ny n\u00e1rodn\u00ed vlajky \u2013 nebo, v p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b Tchaj-wanu, olympijsk\u00e1 vlajka \u010c\u00ednsk\u00e9 Tchaj-peje. Tento debakl, kter\u00fd z\u0159ejm\u011b vyplynul z p\u0159\u00edkazu OCA vylou\u010dit tchajwansk\u00e9ho p\u0159edstavitele, zpozdil slavnostn\u00ed ceremoni\u00e1l asi o hodinu, ne\u017e bylo Liovi, dvojn\u00e1sobn\u00e9mu olympijsk\u00e9mu v\u00edt\u011bzi v badmintonov\u00e9 \u010dty\u0159h\u0159e z let 2020 a 2024, nakonec <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/sports\/2026\/09\/20\/more-sports\/asian-games-politics-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dovoleno se z\u00fa\u010dastnit<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Z geopolitick\u00e9ho hlediska umo\u017e\u0148uj\u00ed Asijsk\u00e9 hry mocn\u00fdm st\u00e1t\u016fm diplomaticky potla\u010dovat soupe\u0159e a z\u00e1rove\u0148 jim poskytuj\u00ed sc\u00e9nu k prezentaci vlastn\u00ed n\u00e1rodn\u00ed s\u00edly. To je zvl\u00e1\u0161t\u011b patrn\u00e9 v p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b <strong>\u010c\u00ednsk\u00e9 lidov\u00e9 republiky<\/strong> (\u010cLR), kter\u00e1 <strong>dominovala medailov\u00e9mu \u017eeb\u0159\u00ed\u010dku<\/strong> a z\u00edskala 169 ze 469 mo\u017en\u00fdch zlat\u00fdch medail\u00ed. \u010c\u00ednsk\u00e1 <a href=\"http:\/\/english.anhuinews.com\/newscenter\/headline\/202609\/t20260920_9598803.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">st\u00e1tn\u00ed m\u00e9dia<\/a> obvykle <strong>spojuj\u00ed takov\u00e9to v\u00fdsledky s narativem o \u201evzestupu \u010c\u00edny\u201c<\/strong> a sportovn\u00ed \u00fasp\u011bchy zem\u011b prezentuj\u00ed v souladu s ofici\u00e1ln\u00edmi stanovisky \u010cLR jako odraz jej\u00edho \u0161ir\u0161\u00edho prosazov\u00e1n\u00ed se na mezin\u00e1rodn\u00ed sc\u00e9n\u011b. V\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00ed jsou <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20261001\/d960b02fe23e4c99846c95d50b681c01\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prezentov\u00e1na<\/a> v kontextu n\u00e1rodn\u00ed hrdosti, p\u0159i\u010dem\u017e sportovci pova\u017euj\u00ed sv\u00e9 zlat\u00e9 medaile za nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00ed prost\u0159edek k p\u0159inesen\u00ed sl\u00e1vy \u010c\u00edn\u011b.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dal\u0161\u00ed zem\u00ed vyzdvihuj\u00edc\u00ed sv\u00e9 \u00fasp\u011bchy na Asijsk\u00fdch hr\u00e1ch je <strong>Severn\u00ed Korea<\/strong>, kter\u00e1 si odvezla nov\u00e9 sv\u011btov\u00e9 rekordy a sedm zlat\u00fdch medail\u00ed ve vzp\u00edr\u00e1n\u00ed. Pro Pchjongjang p\u0159edstavuj\u00ed Asijsk\u00e9 hry <strong>vz\u00e1cnou p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitost vystoupit na mezin\u00e1rodn\u00ed sc\u00e9n\u011b<\/strong>. Severokorej\u0161t\u00ed sportovci zde mohou vyv\u011bsit n\u00e1rodn\u00ed vlajku a z\u00edskat pro sv\u016fj st\u00e1t presti\u017e \u2013 co\u017e lze n\u00e1sledn\u011b <strong>prezentovat dom\u00e1c\u00edmu publiku jako d\u016fkaz <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/27690148.2026.2686622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>n\u00e1rodn\u00edho \u00fasp\u011bchu<\/strong><\/a>. Mezin\u00e1rodn\u00ed sport z\u016fst\u00e1v\u00e1 jednou z relativn\u011b m\u00e1la cest Severn\u00ed Koreje k udr\u017een\u00ed kontaktu s vn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm sv\u011btem a jej\u00ed p\u0159\u00edtomnost v Japonsku je obzvl\u00e1\u0161t\u011b v\u00fdznamn\u00e1, jeliko\u017e j\u00ed Tokio v kontextu dan\u00e9 sportovn\u00ed ud\u00e1losti poskytlo striktn\u011b jednor\u00e1zovou <a href=\"https:\/\/global.eai.or.kr\/en\/reports\/990584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">v\u00fdjimku<\/a> ze z\u00e1kazu vstupu severokorejsk\u00fdch ob\u010dan\u016f do zem\u011b. Toto omezen\u00ed bylo zavedeno v roce 2016 z d\u016fvodu pokra\u010duj\u00edc\u00edho jadern\u00e9ho a raketov\u00e9ho programu Pchjongjangu.<\/p><h2>Pro\u010d je to d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e9?<\/h2><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mezin\u00e1rodn\u00ed turnaje se sice mohou prezentovat jako prost\u0159ed\u00ed, kde sport stoj\u00ed nad politikou, ve skute\u010dnosti jsou v\u0161ak tyto platformy nevyhnuteln\u011b vyu\u017e\u00edv\u00e1ny k projekci politick\u00fdch poselstv\u00ed, n\u00e1rodn\u00ed identity a moci. Ot\u00e1zky suverenity, uzn\u00e1n\u00ed a diplomatick\u00e9ho tlaku zasahuj\u00ed dokonce i do slavnostn\u00edch ceremoni\u00ed \u010di pojmenov\u00e1n\u00ed t\u00fdm\u016f. Z\u00e1rove\u0148 se ka\u017ed\u00e1 medaile st\u00e1v\u00e1 n\u011b\u010d\u00edm v\u00edc ne\u017e jen sportovn\u00edm \u00fasp\u011bchem: m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt demonstrac\u00ed n\u00e1rodn\u00ed moci, presti\u017ee a m\u011bkk\u00e9 s\u00edly. V Asii, stejn\u011b jako kdekoli jinde, je i v\u00fdsledkov\u00e1 tabule politickou z\u00e1le\u017eitost\u00ed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Medals of 2026 Asian Games. Source: 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Foto: \u00a0Medaile Asijsk\u00fdch her 2026. Zdroj: 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. What is happening? The 2026 Asian Games in Japan wrapped up October 4, concluding a 16-day tournament that took place in Aichi-Nagoya and brought together more than 17,000 athletes and officials from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":44605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500],"tags":[571],"class_list":["post-44618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-nadiya-yakubishyn"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power - European Values Center for Security Policy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"cs_CZ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power - European Values Center for Security Policy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Photo: Medals of 2026 Asian Games. Source: 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Foto: \u00a0Medaile Asijsk\u00fdch her 2026. Zdroj: 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. What is happening? The 2026 Asian Games in Japan wrapped up October 4, concluding a 16-day tournament that took place in Aichi-Nagoya and brought together more than 17,000 athletes and officials from [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"European Values Center for Security Policy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-06T13:36:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-07T14:10:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medals_web.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2160\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1136\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Napsal(a)\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Odhadovan\u00e1 doba \u010dten\u00ed\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minut\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1dad131c1c5d60a777b1a204a2c2605c\"},\"headline\":\"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-06T13:36:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T14:10:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1644,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/medals_web.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Nadiya Yakubishyn\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Articles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"cs\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power - European Values Center for Security Policy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/medals_web.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-06T13:36:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-07T14:10:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"cs\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"cs\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/medals_web.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/medals_web.png\",\"width\":2160,\"height\":1136},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Dom\u016f\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"European Values Center for Security Policy\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"cs\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"European Values Center for Security Policy\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"cs\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/logo-horse.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/logo-horse.svg\",\"caption\":\"European Values Center for Security Policy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1dad131c1c5d60a777b1a204a2c2605c\",\"name\":\"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"cs\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b92b09a663176835ccb74dd6a0fc2f04fbbd23a001d87eb49227c1c4f588f4b9?s=96&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b92b09a663176835ccb74dd6a0fc2f04fbbd23a001d87eb49227c1c4f588f4b9?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/b92b09a663176835ccb74dd6a0fc2f04fbbd23a001d87eb49227c1c4f588f4b9?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/europeanvalues.cz\\\/cs\\\/author\\\/karolina-k\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power - European Values Center for Security Policy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/","og_locale":"cs_CZ","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power - European Values Center for Security Policy","og_description":"Photo: Medals of 2026 Asian Games. Source: 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Foto: \u00a0Medaile Asijsk\u00fdch her 2026. Zdroj: 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. What is happening? The 2026 Asian Games in Japan wrapped up October 4, concluding a 16-day tournament that took place in Aichi-Nagoya and brought together more than 17,000 athletes and officials from [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/","og_site_name":"European Values Center for Security Policy","article_published_time":"2026-10-06T13:36:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-07T14:10:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2160,"height":1136,"url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medals_web.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Napsal(a)":"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1","Odhadovan\u00e1 doba \u010dten\u00ed":"7 minut"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/"},"author":{"name":"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1dad131c1c5d60a777b1a204a2c2605c"},"headline":"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power","datePublished":"2026-10-06T13:36:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T14:10:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/"},"wordCount":1644,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medals_web.png","keywords":["Nadiya Yakubishyn"],"articleSection":["Articles"],"inLanguage":"cs"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/","url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/","name":"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power - European Values Center for Security Policy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medals_web.png","datePublished":"2026-10-06T13:36:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-07T14:10:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"cs","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"cs","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medals_web.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/medals_web.png","width":2160,"height":1136},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/the-asian-games-2026-sport-prestige-and-power\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Dom\u016f","item":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Asian Games 2026: Sport, Prestige and Power"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/","name":"European Values Center for Security Policy","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"cs"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#organization","name":"European Values Center for Security Policy","url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"cs","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/logo-horse.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/logo-horse.svg","caption":"European Values Center for Security Policy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1dad131c1c5d60a777b1a204a2c2605c","name":"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"cs","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b92b09a663176835ccb74dd6a0fc2f04fbbd23a001d87eb49227c1c4f588f4b9?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b92b09a663176835ccb74dd6a0fc2f04fbbd23a001d87eb49227c1c4f588f4b9?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b92b09a663176835ccb74dd6a0fc2f04fbbd23a001d87eb49227c1c4f588f4b9?s=96&r=g","caption":"K\u00e1ja Kabe\u0161ov\u00e1"},"url":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/author\/karolina-k\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44618"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44629,"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44618\/revisions\/44629"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}