The 2023 Asian Games (to avoid confusion, the event will remain branded as the 2022 Hangzhou Games), which will be held a year later than originally planned, will bring together the continent's top talent in 61 events. While many of the events, such as track and field, boxing, and swimming, are standard multi-sport events, there are a few that may be less familiar to viewers outside of Asia.

With a VPN, you can watch the 2023 Asian Games from anywhere and for free.

esports competitions are no longer experimental, but full-fledged medal events, and the board games chess and xiangqi have joined the bridge with the Hangzhou 2022 "Mind Games" slate.

SepakTakraw, Krash, and Wushu (a variation of Kung Fu) are all martial arts, Dragon Boat is boat racing using dragon boats, Soft Tennis is simply tennis played with a soft ball, and Kabaddi is a team sport similar to tag. Prior to Jakarta-Palembang 2018, India was the undisputed kabaddi champion, but Iran has pulled off a stunning upset to reign supreme.

World-class talent will be showcased in both badminton and table tennis, read on as we explain how to watch the 2023 Asian Games live stream for free from anywhere using VPN. We've also listed the full schedule below so you don't miss a medal.

If you live in Australia, China, or Singapore, you can look forward to a free live stream of the 2023 Asian Games.

The reason is that in Australia, free-to-air broadcaster SBS Viceland and its SBS on-demand streaming service, CCTV in China, and Meewatch's Channel 5 in Singapore have the broadcast rights. Chinese broadcasts are the most inclusive, but navigating non-English alphabetical websites is not easy.

But what if you live in one of these countries and are not at home to watch the free coverage of the Asian Games? Maybe you are on vacation and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country when you can usually watch it for free at home.

Don't worry - you can watch via VPN instead. Here's how to do it.

It is natural to want to watch the live stream of the Asian Games from your own country, but what if you are not there when the Games are being held?

Nothing beats a VPN, or virtual private network, which makes it appear as if you are surfing the web from your home country, not the country you are in. That means you can access the streaming services you've already paid for from anywhere on the planet. Or at least, anywhere you have an Internet connection.

For example, Australians currently in the US, but not in Oz, can watch a live stream of the Asian Games on SBS On Demand for free.

VPNs are perfectly legal, inexpensive, and easy to use. We tested the best VPN services and right now our favorite is ExpressVPN. It's fast, works with a variety of devices, and has a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Using a VPN is incredibly easy.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, ExpressVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are in the US and want to see Australian service, select Australia from the list.

3. sit back and enjoy the action; watch the Asian Games on SBS On Demand or another website.

As you may already know, Australians can watch the Asian Games for free on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand.

Not available in Australia right now; with a VPN such as ExpressVPN, you can watch the Asian Games on your SBS account.

Those looking forward to watching the 2023 Asian Games in the US may be disappointed.

If you are currently vacationing in the US. With a good VPN, it will be possible to watch live coverage of the Asian Games from abroad.

The official UK broadcaster for the 2023 Asian Games has not yet been set, but we will update this article if anything changes.

If you are visiting the UK from Australia and want to watch the Games on SBS On Demand, try one of the best VPNs.

(All dates are local time)