Asian Games offer a few sports you may not recognize. How about kabaddi, sepaktakraw, and wushu?
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FILE - Kazahastan's Askarbay Yedibayev competes during his taijijian wushu performance at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 22, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)FILE - Japan's Toshitaka Naito, center, kicks a ball against Indonesia's Nofrizal Nofrizal, left, and Saiful Rijal during the men's quadrant gold medal match at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, on Sept. 1, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)FILE - India's Sonali Vishnu Shingate, in blue, is caught by Iran's team, in red, during the women's team Kabaddi gold medal match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 24, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)FILE - South Korea's Hyunii Park, in white, tries to score a point as Iran team defend during at the men's team Kabaddi gold medal match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 24, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)FILE - Lao's Noum Souvannalith, left, kicks a ball against Thailand's Jirasak Pakbuangoen during the men's sepak takraw team doubles final match at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, on Aug. 25, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)FILE - Iran's Zahra Kiani competes during them women's Qiangshu event wushu at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 21, 2018. Zahra won silver. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)FILE - Iran's Elyas Aliakbari, in green, competes against Tajikistan's Behruzi Khojazoda during their men's -81kg final kurash match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 29, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)FILE - Indonesia's Terry Kusumawardani Susanti, in blue, competes against Vietnam's Nguyen Ngoc Ngan during their women's -52kg kurash match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 28, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
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FILE - Kazahastan's Askarbay Yedibayev competes during his taijijian wushu performance at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 22, 2018. The Asian Games open officially on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)