Asian Games 2026

20th Asian Games
Toyota Stadium in Toyota (March 2010)
city	Aichi Prefecture with Nagoya , Japan
Stadion	Toyota Stadium & a. Competition venues
opening	September 19, 2026
Final day	October 4, 2026
timeline
← Hangzhou 2022

The 20th Asian Games will take place from September 19 to October 4, 2026 in the Japanese prefecture of Aichi and its capital Nagoya . This was decided at the end of September 2016 by the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in Danang, Vietnam, and due to the summer heat, the event was scheduled for autumn. This is the third time that the Games will take place in Japan after 1958 and 1994.

Around 15,000 athletes from 45 nations and regions are expected.

Web links

• Official site (English)
• Competition venues

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Asian Games 2026 will rise in Japan , on: sport1.de, from September 25, 2016, accessed April 26, 2020
2. ↑ ^{a b} 2026 Asian Games to be held in autumn to avoid summer heat in Japan , from: xinhuanet.com, August 19, 2018, accessed April 26, 2020