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The 20th Asian Games opened at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya on 19 September 2026, with Emperor Naruhito declaring the Games open.
The Games are hosted jointly by Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October 2026 under the slogan 'Imagine One Asia'.
The ceremony, themed 'Harmonic Heart Beat', was directed by Japanese filmmaker Yukihiko Tsutsumi and began at 6:00 pm JST (2:30 pm IST).
Forty-six delegations, including an Asian Refugee Team, are competing in 469 events across 43 sports and 71 disciplines, with about 10,787 athletes.
India has sent 503 athletes across 35 sports, defending a record haul of 107 medals from Hangzhou 2022.
Continental body that owns and governs the Asian Games, the Asian Winter Games and the Asian Youth Games; 45 National Olympic Committees are members. It was founded in New Delhi on 16 November 1982, during the ninth Asian Games.
India's National Olympic Committee; selects and sends the Indian contingent to the Asian Games and the Olympics
Recognises the OCA as a continental association and the Asian Games as a continental multi-sport event
First Asian Games, New Delhi - India hosts the inaugural edition
Tokyo, Japan - Japan's first time as host
Ninth Asian Games, New Delhi - India's second and most recent time as host; the OCA is founded there the same year
Hiroshima, Japan - Japan's second time as host
Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia - the 18th edition
Hangzhou, China - the 19th edition, held in 2023 after a postponement; India wins a record 107 medals
Aichi-Nagoya, Japan - the 20th Asian Games
Doha, Qatar - the 21st Asian Games
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - the 22nd Asian Games
Aichi Prefecture sits in the Chubu region of Honshu, Japan's main island, on the Pacific coast facing Ise Bay. Its capital, Nagoya, is the centre of Japan's automobile and robotics industry - which the opening ceremony put on display alongside classical Japanese theatre. Events are spread across venues in the city and the wider prefecture, with the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya as the ceremonial centre.
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Governing body of the Asian Games, founded in New Delhi on 16 November 1982, headquartered in Kuwait City, with 45 member National Olympic Committees.
Official slogan of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games.
Theme of the 2026 Asian Games opening ceremony, staged around a heart-shaped central stage.
A delegation of displaced athletes competing at the Asian Games without representing a national Olympic committee.