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2026 Asian Games

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XX Asian Games
Host cityAichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan
MottoImagine One Asia (Japanese: ここで、ひとつに, romanized: Koko de, hitotsu ni)[1]
Nations46 (including the ART team[2])
Events469 in 43 sports (71 disciplines)[3]
Opening19 September 2026
Closing4 October 2026
Main venuePaloma Mizuho Stadium
Websiteaichi-nagoya2026.org
Summer
Winter

The 2026 Asian Games (2026年アジア競技大会, 2026-nen Ajia Kyōgi Taikai), officially the XX Asian Games (第20回アジア競技大会) and also known as Aichi–Nagoya 2026 (愛知/名古屋2026), will be a multi-sport event which will be held from 19 September to 4 October 2026 around Aichi Prefecture in Japan.[4] Nagoya will be the third Japanese city to host the Asian Games, after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994. The event is set to return to its traditional four-year cycle, after the 2022 edition was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India.

Bidding process

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The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) welcomed the joint proposal from Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya to host the Games at their annual general assembly session in Da Nang, Vietnam, on 25 September 2016.[5][6] The joint bid proposal almost did not happen due to financial differences between the two interested parties; these were resolved in 2015 and 2016, allowing the joint bid to be accepted.[7] The OCA originally planned to choose the 2026 host city in 2018, but brought the planning date forward due to the intensity of the region's sporting calendar, including the next two Winter Olympic Games and FIFA World Cups between 2018 and 2022 (held in Pyeongchang and Beijing, as well in Russia and Qatar) and the next Summer Olympic Games (held in Tokyo in 2020).[8]

2026 Asian Games bidding results
City NOC Result
Aichi and Nagoya[9] Japan Unanimous

Development and preparations

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Costs

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The city of Nagoya received an estimate of roughly ¥85 billion ($560 million) in costs from the Aichi Prefecture government for the Games, 30% of which is expected to be covered by sponsorships and other revenue, while the remainder is planned to be split on a 70–30 basis between Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture.[7][10] In February 2023, the cost was reported to have ballooned to ¥140.5 billion ($927 million).[11]

Athletes Village

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The Aichi–Nagoya Organising Committee originally intended to construct an athletes village on the former site of Nagoya Racecourse in the Minato-ku ward of Nagoya, but decided not to due to high construction material costs. Instead, it chose to have several athletes villages spread across the prefecture. Around 4,000 to 5,000 athletes will be hosted in the Costa Serena cruise ship docked at Kinjo Pier.[12][13][14] 2,000 athletes will be hosted in temporary wooden villas styled after shipping containers at the Port of Nagoya Garden Wharf, which will be reused as disaster response units and tourist lodging after the Games. The rest of the athletes will be housed in several hotels across the prefecture and outlying cities.[15][16][17]

Because the Games will take place towards the end of the pacific typhoon season, organisers have put in place several contingency plans if athletes were to be evacuated from the cruise ship due to tsunamis, typhoons or other natural disasters.[18]

Venues

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In addition to Nagoya, events will be spread across cities across Aichi Prefecture, and some venues in the Greater Tokyo Area that also hosted events during the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as Gifu, Osaka, and Shizuoka prefectures.[5] Cycling events are scheduled to be held at the Izu Velodrome in Izu, Shizuoka. Some aquatic events were originally scheduled to be held at the Rainbow Pool, but with less than three years to go, OCA pointed out that the facilities did not meet World Aquatics' regulations.[19] After discussions, it was decided to move the swimming events to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, and the equestrian events to the Tokyo Equestrian Park; water polo was also moved to the Nippon Gaishi Hall's Rainbow Pool.[20][21]

Hisaya Ōdori Park will host a fan zone, celebration and cultural exchange hub during both Asian and Asian Para Games, known as One Asia World. It was inspired by the Champions Park used during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[22]

Nagoya

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Venues Events Capacity Status
Paloma Mizuho Sports Park [ja] Stadium Ceremonies 35,000 Existing, replacement
Athletics (track and field, marathon start/finish)
Rugby Stadium Rugby sevens 10,400 Existing, renovated
Football (men's preliminaries)
Arena [ja] Sepak takraw 1,158 Existing
Aichi Budokan [ja] Combat sports (ju-jitsu, kurash) 1,504
Wushu
Aichi International Arena Basketball 15,000 New
Judo
Aichi Prefectural Government Office and Nagoya City Hall Loop Course Athletics (race walk) N/a Temporary
CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium Football (men's and women's preliminaries) 6,700 Existing, renovated
Higashi Sports Center Padel 981 Existing
Teqball
Higashiyama Park Tennis Center [ja] Tennis 4,000 (center court) Existing, renovated
Soft tennis
Inae Sports Center [ja] Combat sports (mixed martial arts) 2,232 Existing
Wrestling
Kinjō-futō Station Square 3x3 basketball 1,000 Temporary
Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center [ja] Weightlifting TBA Existing with temporary stands
Nagoya International Exhibition Hall Hall 1 Sport climbing TBA
Nagoya Velodrome BMX Race Course [ja] Cycling (BMX racing) 156 New
Nippon Gaishi Hall Rainbow Hall Gymnastics 10,000 Existing, renovated
Rainbow Pool Aquatics (water polo) 3,500
Obata Ryokuchi Urban Forest [ja] Cycling (mountain bike) N/a Existing
Takeda Teva Ocean Arena Squash 2,569 Existing, renovated

Aichi Prefecture

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Venues City Events Capacity Status
Anjō Sports Park Softball Ground Anjō Softball 2,500 Existing, renovated
Multipurpose Ground Modern pentathlon 1,700 Existing
Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor [ja] Gamagōri Sailing TBA
Gamagōri City Triathlon Venue Triathlon N/a Temporary
Hekinan Ryokuchi Beach Court Hekinan Beach volleyball TBA Existing with temporary stands
Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium [ja] Ichinomiya Badminton 2,002 Existing
Toyoda Gosei Memorial Gymnasium [ja] Inazawa Handball (preliminaries and finals) 3,500
Wave Stadium Kariya [ja] Kariya Football (men's and women's preliminaries) 2,602
Kasugai Country Club [ja] Kasugai Golf TBA
Kasugai City General Gymnasium [ja] Handball (preliminaries) 5,000
Park Arena Komaki Komaki Volleyball (men's and women's preliminaries, women's final) 5,000
Miyoshi Lake [ja] Miyoshi Canoeing (sprint) TBA Existing with temporary stands
Nishio City General Gymnasium [ja] Nishio Boxing 2,174 Existing
Kōrogi Sports Park Nisshin Cricket 300 Existing, replacement
Okazaki Central Park [ja] General Gymnasium Okazaki Volleyball (men's and women's preliminaries, men's final) 4,673 Existing
Multipurpose Square Archery TBA Temporary
Baseball Stadium [ja] Baseball (preliminaries) 20,000 Existing, renovated
Shinshiro Cycling Road Course Shinshiro Cycling (road) N/a Temporary
Akabane Long Beach Tahara Surfing TBA
Tōkai Citizens Gymnasium Tōkai Kabaddi 1,300 Existing
Aichi International Exhibition Center Hall B Tokoname Skateboarding TBA Existing with temporary stands
Hall C Cycling (BMX freestyle) TBA
Hall D Esports TBA
Hall F Fencing TBA
Breaking TBA
Toyohashi City General Gymnasium Toyohashi Karate 3,000 Existing
Taekwondo
Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium [ja] Baseball (preliminaries and finals) 15,895 Existing, renovated
Aichi Prefectural Shooting Range Toyota Shooting TBA
Sky Hall Toyota Table tennis 6,500 Existing
Toyota Stadium Football (men's preliminaries and finals) 45,000
Yahagigawa Canoe Slalom Course Canoeing (slalom) TBA Existing with temporary stands

Outlying venues

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Venues Cities/Wards Prefectures Events Capacity Status
Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium Gifu Gifu Prefecture Football (women's preliminaries) 26,109 Existing
Nagaragawa International Regatta Course Kaizu Rowing TBA Existing with temporary stands
Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium [ja] Kakamigahara Field hockey 1,630 Existing
Nagai Stadium Osaka Osaka Prefecture Football (men's and women's preliminaries) 47,853
Shizuoka Stadium Fukuroi Shizuoka Prefecture Football (women's preliminaries and finals) 50,889
Furuhashi Hironoshin Memorial Hamamatsu Swimming Center [ja] Hamamatsu Aquatics (artistic swimming) 2,200
Izu Velodrome Izu Cycling (track) 3,600
Tokyo Aquatics Centre Kōtō Tokyo Aquatics (diving, swimming) 10,000
Tokyo Equestrian Park Setagaya Equestrian 1,500

Torch relay

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The torch relay began on 18 August with a flame-lighting event in front of the 1958 Asian Games and 1964 Summer Olympics legacy cauldron near the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. Another flame-lighting event was held on 20 August at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, host of the 1994 Games. The main relay started from 22 August, and will run to 18 September. Both flames were united through the use of a concave mirror, and the relay started at Nagoya Castle, which will pass across 40 municipalities of Aichi Prefecture and all 16 wards of Nagoya.[23] 1,000 torchbearers are expected to partake.[24][25][26] The torch design, as well as the relay routes were unveiled on 11 June, 100 days until the opening ceremony.[27][28][29] There will also be a torch relay for school children held from 7 to 15 September involving 14 schools.[25]

The Games

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Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony will be held on 19 September 2026 at 18:00 to 20:00 JST (UTC+09:00) at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.[30] Both ceremonies will be produced by Chinese firm Dafeng Industry,[31] and Japanese filmmaker Yukihiko Tsutsumi was appointed as the creative director of the ceremonies.[32]

Participating Nations

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All 45 National Olympic Committees who are members of the Olympic Council of Asia are expected to send delegations.

Participating National Olympic Committees[33]

Sports

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The 2026 Asian Games is expected to include 469 medal events in 43 sports, a decrease of 12 events over Hangzhou 2022; Freestyle BMX, mixed martial arts, padel, surfing, teqball and virtual taekwondo will make their Asian Games debut.

2026 Asian Games Sports Programme[53]
  • Five regional sports that were nominated by each region of the Olympic Council of Asia:
  1. Wushu (East Asia)
  2. Sepak takraw (Southeast Asia)
  3. Kabaddi (South Asia)
  4. Kurash (Central Asia)
  5. Jujitsu (West Asia)
  • Three sports that were part of the 2024 Summer Olympics and are not part of the core Asian Games program:
  1. Breaking
  2. Skateboarding
  3. Surfing
  • Three sports and disciplines proposed by the organising committee:
  1. Baseball/Softball
  2. Karate
  • Seven sports and disciplines proposed by the Olympic Council of Asia:
  1. Cricket[54]
  2. Esports[55][56]
  3. Mixed martial arts[57]
  4. Padel[58][59]
  5. Squash
  6. Teqball[60]
  7. Virtual taekwondo[61]

A final decision on the inclusion of cricket was scheduled for 2025, with the Asian Cricket Council having pushed for the bid and then OCA President Randhir Singh was "hopeful" for it. Its inclusion would act as the Asian qualifiers event for the 2028 Summer Olympics.[62][63][64][65] On 28 April, the organising committee approved the inclusion of cricket and mixed martial arts to the programme, following a request from OCA. In addition, open water swimming was removed from the programme.[54]

Closing ceremony

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The closing ceremony will be held on 4 October 2026 at 18:00 to 19:30 JST (UTC+09:00) at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.[30] It will include a cultural presentation, closing remarks, and the formal handover to Doha, Qatar, as hosts of next edition in 2030.


Calendar

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OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions ●Event finals CCClosing ceremony
September/October 2026 September October Events
10
Thu		 11
Fri		 12
Sat		 13
Sun		 14
Mon		 15
Tue		 16
Wed		 17
Thu		 18
Fri		 19
Sat		 20
Sun		 21
Mon		 22
Tue		 23
Wed		 24
Thu		 25
Fri		 26
Sat		 27
Sun		 28
Mon		 29
Tue		 30
Wed		 1
Thu		 2
Fri		 3
Sat		 4
Sun
Ceremonies OC CC N/a
Aquatics
Artistic swimming ● 1 1 2
Diving 2 2 2 2 2 10
Swimming 7 7 6 7 7 7 41
Water polo ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Archery ● ● ● ● 3 2 3 2 10
Athletics 2 4 7 7 11 10 9 50
Badminton ● ● ● ● 2 ● ● ● ● 5 7
Baseball
Baseball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Softball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Basketball
Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 2
3x3 basketball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Boxing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 11 11
Breaking ● 2 2
Canoeing
Slalom ● 2 2 2 6
Sprint ● 4 4 4 12
Combat sports
Ju-jitsu 3 3 2 8
Kurash 2 2 2 6
Mixed martial arts ● ● 6 6
Cricket ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Cycling
BMX 1 1 2 4
Mountain biking 1 1 2
Road cycling 2 1 1 4
Track cycling 2 3 3 4 12
Equestrian ● ● 2 1 ● 1 1 ● 2 7
Esports 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Fencing 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Field hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Gymnastics
Artistic 1 1 2 5 5 14
Rhythmic ● ● 2 2
Trampolining 2 2
Handball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● 1 2
Judo 4 5 5 1 15
Kabaddi ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Karate 4 4 4 3 15
Modern pentathlon ● ● ● 4 4
Padel ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Rowing ● ● ● 7 7 14
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Sailing ● ● ● ● ● 2 5 7 14
Sepak takraw ● ● ● ● ● 2 ● ● 2 ● ● ● 2 6
Shooting 2 2 1 6 3 3 2 ● 2 4 1 2 28
Skateboarding ● 2 ● 2 4
Sport climbing ● 2 2 ● 2 6
Squash ● ● ● ● 3 ● ● ● ● 2 5
Surfing ● ● ● 2 2
Table tennis ● ● ● ● 2 ● 1 2 2 7
Taekwondo
Taekwondo 2 4 4 10
Virtual taekwondo 1 1
Tennis
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● 2 3 5
Soft tennis ● 2 1 ● 2 5
Teqball ● ● ● 5 5
Triathlon 2 1 3
Volleyball
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Indoor volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Weightlifting 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 16
Wrestling 4 4 5 5 18
Wushu 2 2 2 2 7 15
Daily medal events 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 18 25 37 48 38 22 31 25 34 31 29 51 47 2 469
Cumulative total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 49 74 111 159 197 218 250 274 309 340 369 420 467 469
September/October 2026 September October Events
10
Thu		 11
Fri		 12
Sat		 13
Sun		 14
Mon		 15
Tue		 16
Wed		 17
Thu		 18
Fri		 19
Sat		 20
Sun		 21
Mon		 22
Tue		 23
Wed		 24
Thu		 25
Fri		 26
Sat		 27
Sun		 28
Mon		 29
Tue		 30
Wed		 1
Thu		 2
Fri		 3
Sat		 4
Sun

Source: [66]

Marketing

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Emblem

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The emblem of the Games was unveiled during a ceremony on 1 April 2020. Each colour has its own meaning, with purple representing the iris laevigata, gold for shachihoko, the golden tiger-fish roof ornaments which are the symbol of Nagoya Castle, and green representing environmental consciousness.[67]

Mascot

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Mascot of the 20th Asian Games, Honohon, at an event in Nagoya in September 2024

The mascot of the Games, Honohon (Japanese: ホノホン) was unveiled on 14 July 2024. Its design is based on the shachihoko.[68]

Motto

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The official motto of the 2026 Asian Games, "Imagine One Asia" was announced on 1 April 2020 to mark six years before the opening ceremony.[1]

Corporate sponsorship

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Companies listed in italics have not had their partnership agreement signed.

Sponsors of the 2026 Asian Games[69]
Prestige Partners
Official Partners
Official Sponsors
Official Suppliers

Music

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The official theme song of the Games, "Beyond the Sky", peformed by INI, was released on 5 August 2026. It was created as a fight song for all athletes.[70][71]

Broadcasting

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Host broadcasters

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Rights holder Ref
CMG-IMP [72][73][74]

Rights holding broadcasters

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Country/region Rights holder Ref
China CMG [75]
Hong Kong i-Cable Communications Limited [76]
Indian subcontinent Sony Pictures Networks [77]
Japan TBS Television [78]
MENA beIN Sports [79]
Philippines Cignal [80]
South Korea
[81][82][83]
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) EBC [84]
Thailand
[85][86][87]

Concerns and controversies

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Exceeded athlete and official quota

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The organising committee originally planned 15,000 athletes and officials to enter the Games. Due to an increased number of added events, the number has been reportedly exceeded by upwards of 2,000. The governor of Aichi Prefecture, Hideaki Ōmura, stated that arrangements and budgets based on the host city's contract would not be able to accommodate more than 15,000. Organisers had asked the OCA to keep athlete and officials numbers below the original limit.[88][89]

On 19 August 2026, a month before the opening ceremony, the competition schedule was modified in line with reducing athlete numbers, which resulted in the cancellation and rescheduling of some events, leading to confusion from athletes and sports organisations, and already purchased tickets by spectators being voided.[90]

On 28 August 2026, AINAGOC and the OCA jointly released a statement to clear up the "incorrect media reports", stating that the number of athletes and officials was changing on a daily basis, and the final number has not been determined. All athletes and officials that had registered by the July deadline will be provided with Games-appropriate accommodation. In addition, it was decided that some officials would be allowed to arrange their own accommodation through their respective NOC.[91][92]

See also

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