🥇🥈🥉Asian Games 2026: Aichi-Nagoya, Japan 19/09 - 04/10/26🏏🏑🏓

🥇🥈🥉Asian Games 2026: Aichi-Nagoya, Japan 19/09 - 04/10/26🏏🏑🏓

The 2026 Asian Games 2026, officially the XX Asian Games and also known as Aichi–Nagoya 2026, is an ongoing multi-sport event which are being held in Aichi Prefecture in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026, with several events starting from 10 September. 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.

Venues

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. 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. 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.

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.

Torch relay

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 ran from 22 August to 18 September, concluding the day before the opening ceremony. Both flames were united through the use of a concave mirror, and the relay started at Nagoya Castle, passing across 40 municipalities of Aichi Prefecture and all 16 wards of Nagoya. 1,000 torchbearers took part. The torch design, as well as the relay routes were unveiled on 11 June, 100 days until the opening ceremony. There was also a torch relay for school children held from 7 to 15 September involving 14 schools.

Dates: September 19 - October 4, 2026

Location: Aichi Prefecture & Nagoya, Japan (with events also in Tokyo and Izu)

Motto: "Imagine One Asia"

Mascot: Honhorn (inspired by the traditional Nagoya Castle guardian deity Shachi Hoko)

Participating Nations: 45 countries and regions

Sports Program: 43 sports featuring standard Olympic disciplines alongside regional favorites and new additions.

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Competition Schedule

LIVE Events--- Link--

https://www.aichi-nagoya2026.org/

The 20th edition of the Asian Games is set to begin officially on September 19, although the preliminary rounds of the tournament have already begun in Japan.

The multi sports quadrennial event features 43 standard sports alongside new disciplines like freestyle BMX, mixed martial arts, paddle surfing, teqball, and virtual taekwondo. Seven disciplines, namely archery, hockey, sailing, squash, surfing, tennis, and triathlon, offer direct qualification quotas for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

Sportstar looks at the entire schedule of the 2026 Asian Games, slated between September 19 to October 4 in the city of Nagoya in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.

Date Event Time (in IST) Venue Time (in JST)Competition stage
September 10-18Basketball06: 30 / 09:30 / 12:30 / 15:30Aichi International Arena10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00Men/Women preliminary rounds
September 14-21; October 3 Football10:30-12:30 / 15:30-16:00Seven football venues14:00-16:00 / 19:00-19:30Men/Women group, QF, SF, finals
September 16-20Modern Pentathlon06:30 / 11:00 / 11:30Anjo Sports Park10:00 / 14:30 / 15:00Competition
September 17-20Teqball5:30-15:30Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center9:00-19:00Competition
September 17-30; October 1-3 Cricket05:30 / 10:30Korogi Athletic Park09:00 / 14:00Women / Men; group, QF, SF, final
September 18-October 3 Hockey05:30 / 07:30 / 09:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:30Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 19:00Group / SF / finals
September 19 Opening Ceremony 14:30Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium18:00Opening Ceremony
September 20-23 Cycling - Road05:30 / 10:00Shinshiro Cycling Road Course09:00 / 13:30Road events
September 20-23 Rugby Sevens

For full schedule--

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/asian-games/asian-games-2026-full-schedule-list-of-aichi-nagoya-games-events-time-venue-live-streaming-info/article71465933.ece

Today's Key Events & Schedule (September 20)

Event / Sport Match / Stage Time (IST / Local Reference)
Hockey (Women's Pool B): India vs. Uzbekistan 7:30 AM
Soft Tennis Men's Team Semifinal (India vs. Japan) 8:00 AM
Table Tennis Men's / Women's Group Stages 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Cricket (Women's Semifinal) India vs Bangladesh 10:30 AM
Shooting Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual Final 11:00 AM
Hockey (Men's Pool A): India vs. Indonesia 11:30 AM
Badminton Women's Team First Round (India vs. Kazakhstan) 11:30 AM
WushuSanda & Changquan Finals/Rounds 2:30 PM onwards

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Quimcy Dsouza will play the bronze medal match today in the Asian Games.