2026 Asian Games
asian game 年アジア競技大会 also known th asian game 第回アジア競技大会 aichinagoya 愛知名古屋 multisport event celebrated around aichi prefecture japan september october prefecture capital nagoya epicenter event nagoya third japanese city host asian game tokyo hiroshima event set return traditional year cycle asian game hangzhou china postponed due covid pandemic olympic council asia oca selected aichi prefecture nagoya city host game annual general assembly session danang vietnam september bid initially threat falling apart budget dispute aichi prefecture capital nagoya resolved allowing bid accepted oca originally planned choose host city brought planning date forward due intensity region sporting calendar including next three olympic game held pyeongchang tokyo beijing city nagoya received estimate roughly ¥ billion cost aichi prefecture government event expected covered sponsorship revenue remainder planned split – basis nagoya aichi prefecture addition nagoya city across aichi prefecture main japanese metropolitan region host game event list includes city yard greater tokyo area venue also hosted event summer olympic game plan paloma mizuho stadium host opening closing ceremony athletics nippon gaishi hall used gymnastics aquatic vantelin dome nagoya used baseball toyota stadium used football main venue nagoya aichi prefecture outlying venue gifu prefecture shizuoka prefecture tokyo outlying football venue emblem emblem game unveiled ceremony april colour meaning purple representing iris laevigata gold shachihoko golden tigerfish roof ornament symbol nagoya castle green represents environmental consciousness mascot mascot game honohon japanese ホノホン unveiled july motto official motto asian game imagine one asia announced april mark six year opening ceremony core sport sport summer olympics including surfing new sport sport five regional sport nominated region olympic council asia wushu sport east asia sepak takraw southeast asia kabaddi south asia kurash central asia jujitsu west asia five sport part summer olympics program baseballsoftball dancesport breakdancing karate roller sport skateboarding squash sport entered due agreement ainagoc aichinagoya asian game organizing committee oca esports national olympic committee member olympic council asia expected send delegation asian game celebrated japan asian game – tokyo asian game – hiroshima asian para game official website