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Asian Games close in Nagoya; Doha to host 2030 edition.
4 Oct 2026
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Asian Games close in Nagoya; Doha to host 2030 edition12
The 20th Asian Games ended on 4 October with the flag handed to Doha, which hosted in 2006 and will host again in 2030.
- Closing ceremony on 4 October 2026 in Nagoya at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
- OCA flag handed over to Doha, host of the 2030 Games (the 21st edition)
- OCA President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani declared the 20th Asian Games closed
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China tops 2026 Asian Games for twelfth straight time345
The 20th Asian Games at Aichi-Nagoya closed on 4 October 2026 with China first in the medal table for the 12th consecutive edition. Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi and Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson won the MVP awards, and Doha received the flag for 2030.
- Games ran 19 September to 4 October 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- China topped the table for the 12th consecutive time with 169 gold, 89 silver, 83 bronze (341 medals)
- India finished fourth with 85 medals
- Yu Zidi (China, swimming) and Puripol Boonson (Thailand, sprinter) were named MVPs
- OCA flag handed to Doha, host of the 2030 Games
- OCA said 50 world records were broken
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India finishes fourth at Asian Games 2026 with 85 medals67
India finished fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals, 85 in all. India ranked ahead of Uzbekistan, which also had 21 golds, on silver medals.
- 21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze = 85 medals
- India fourth in the medal table
- Games hosted in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- Games concluded on 4 October 2026
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India women win Asian Games hockey gold after 44 years89
India beat China 1-0 in the women's hockey final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Lalremsiami scoring in the 10th minute. The win ended a 44-year wait for gold and secured direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
- India beat China 1-0 in the final on 2 October 2026
- Lalremsiami scored in the 10th minute
- Goalkeeper Savita Punia saved a China penalty stroke
- First women's hockey Asian Games gold since 1982 (Delhi)
- Gold gives a direct berth at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
- Final was played at Kakamigahara (Gifu), per The Print dateline
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20th Asian Games open in Aichi-Nagoya101112
Opening was at Mizuho stadium; mascot Honohon, slogan Imagine One Asia. Japan earlier hosted in 1958 and 1994.
- Opened 19 September 2026 by Emperor Naruhito at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
- Games run to 4 October 2026 with athletes from 45 NOCs
- Slogan reported as Imagine One Asia
- India's flag-bearers: Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat
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Pawan Sehrawat replaces Tajinderpal Toor as India's male flag-bearer at Asian Games after kit mishap; Manu Bhaker female flag-bearer131415
Toor missed the 19 September opening ceremony because his official kit had not arrived, so kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat carried the flag with Manu Bhaker. Toor did not withdraw from the Games.
- Pawan Sehrawat replaced Tajinderpal Singh Toor at the opening ceremony on 19 September 2026
- Toor's ceremonial kit was delayed; he remained in the Games
- Games run 19 September to 4 October 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya with 45 NOCs
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