Current Affairs Pulse

Current Affairs for Competitive Exams

Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games Medal Design Unveiled — SSC Current Affairs 2026

Sports12 Jul 2026

Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games Medal Design Unveiled

8 sections below — scroll or usetocto jump

1
Organisers unveiled the medals for the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, in Nagoya on 12 July 2026.
2
The winning design, by Daisuke Shiba, was chosen through an open competition and built on the Games slogan 'Imagine One Asia', using the shapes left by deliberately broken ceramic discs to convey unity in diversity.
3
Each medal is 80 mm across and 5 mm thick; gold weighs about 265 g, silver about 264 g and bronze about 222 g.
4
Part of the metal comes from small electronic devices donated by municipalities under the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Recycled Medal Project.
5
The ribbon carries the kakitsubata (rabbit-ear iris), the flower of Aichi Prefecture, and the medal case is made of hinoki, Japanese cypress from Aichi.

●Event: 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Japan — 19 September to 4 October 2026
●Medals unveiled: 12 July 2026, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
●Designer: Daisuke Shiba, selected through an open design competition
●Games slogan: 'Imagine One Asia'; design concept: unity in diversity
●Dimensions: 80 mm diameter, 5 mm thick
●Gold medal: about 265 g — pure silver plated with at least 1 g of gold
●Silver medal: about 264 g — pure silver
●Bronze medal: about 222 g — red brass, 95% copper and 5% zinc
●Sustainability: metal partly recovered from donated small electronic devices under the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Recycled Medal Project
●Ribbon motif: kakitsubata, the flower of Aichi Prefecture
●Case: octagonal, made of hinoki (Japanese cypress) from Aichi; the octagon motif is linked to the Owari Tokugawa clan and appears in Nagoya's city emblem
●Accessibility: the name of the competition appears in Braille on the reverse

Diameter

80 mm

Thickness

5 mm

Gold

about 265 g; pure silver with at least 1 g of gold plating

Silver

about 264 g; pure silver

Bronze

about 222 g; red brass — 95% copper, 5% zinc

Games dates

19 September to 4 October 2026

Scale of the Games

43 sports, 71 disciplines, 469 medal events; over 11,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions

The Asian Games are held every four years under the Olympic Council of Asia. Hangzhou, China, hosted the 19th edition in 2023, where India won a record 107 medals — 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze, the first time India crossed 100. Doha will host the 2030 Games and Riyadh the 2034 edition.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

Governs the Asian Games and other continental multi-sport events; awarded the 2030 Games to Doha and the 2034 Games to Riyadh

HQ: Kuwait City, Kuwait

The recycled-metal sourcing continues a practice Tokyo 2020 made prominent, tying a sports ceremony to e-waste recovery and circular-economy messaging. For exams, Asian Games design details — mascot, slogan, medal, emblem — are standard general-awareness material in the run-up to the Games.

Exam Relevance

ssc

General Awareness > Sports — Asian Games

railway

General Awareness > Sports Events

Previously Asked (PYQs)

SSC CGL 2025

Who broke the 30-year-old Asian Games men's 5,000m meet record in National Open Athletics Championships 2024?

Answer: Gulveer Singh

Expected Questions

★What is the slogan of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games?
★Which city hosted the 19th Asian Games, and which will host the 2030 edition?

Key Terms

Imagine One Asia

The official slogan of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, on which the medal design is based.

Recycled Medal Project

The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 programme that recovers metal from donated small electronic devices for use in the medals.

Kakitsubata

The rabbit-ear iris, the official flower of Aichi Prefecture, used as the medal-ribbon motif.

priority_highMust Remember

•The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games medals were unveiled on 12 July 2026; the designer is Daisuke Shiba.
•Slogan: 'Imagine One Asia'; the 20th Asian Games run from 19 September to 4 October 2026.
•Medal specifications: 80 mm diameter, 5 mm thick; gold about 265 g, silver 264 g, bronze 222 g.
•India won a record 107 medals (28 gold) at Hangzhou 2023; Doha hosts in 2030 and Riyadh in 2034.

tips_and_updatesExam Tips

•Learn the Asian Games host sequence as a chain — Jakarta-Palembang 2018, Hangzhou 2023, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Doha 2030, Riyadh 2034 — because questions often ask for the next or previous host rather than the current one.

Question 1 of 3Score: 0/0

Factual

Current Affairs Pulse

Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games Medal Design Unveiled

Key Points

Quick Facts

Key Data & Numbers

Background

Important Bodies

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

Why It Matters

Exam Spotlight