The 2026 Asian Games ( ja, 2026年アジア競技大会, 2026-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai), also known as XX Asiad ( ja, 第20回アジア競技大会, Dai-20-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai) and Aichi-Nagoya 2026, will be a multi-sport event celebrated in the

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

and its capital

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Nagoya will be the third Japanese city to host the Games, after

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and

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Bidding process

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) selected Nagoya to host the Games at their annual general assembly session in Danang, Vietnam, on September 25, 2016. The bid was initially in threat of falling apart after a budget dispute between

and its capital Nagoya, but was resolved, allowing the bid to be accepted. The OCA originally planned to choose the 2026 host city in 2018, but brought the planning date forward due to the intensity of the region's sporting calendar, including the next three

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between 2018 and 2022 (held in

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and

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Development and preparations

Costs

The city of Nagoya received an estimate of roughly ¥85 billion in costs from the Aichi Prefecture government for the event, 30% of which is expected to be covered by sponsorships and other revenue, while the remainder is planned to be split on a 70–30 basis between Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture.

Venues

Nagoya Grampus game in Toyota Stadium 100814

The games are planned to use existing facilities. It is expected that

Paloma Mizuho Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nagoya, Japan. It was formerly known as Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium ( ja, 名古屋市瑞穂公園陸上競技場, Nagoyashi Mizuho Kōen Rikujō Kyōgijō). Since April 2015 it has been called Paloma ...

will host both the opening and closing ceremonies and

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, Nippon Gaishi Hall Complex is to be used for both

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

and

aquatics Aquatics may refer to: *Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming *Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...

, the

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is to be used for

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

, and the Toyota Stadium is to be used for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

. * Nagoya Civic General Gymnasium ** diving, swimming / ''3,500'' existing ** gymnastics / ''5,000'' existing *Furuhashi Hironoshin Memorial Hamamatsu Swimming Center – artistic swimming / ''2,296'' existing *Kasugai City Indoor Pool – water polo (preliminares), modern pentathlon (swimming) / ''606'' existing *Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park – archery / ''TBD'' existing * Mizuho Stadium – athletics, opening and closing ceremonies / ''35,000'' existing/renovated *Aichi Prefectural Government Office and Nagoya City Hall Area Course – athletics (race walk) / ''TBD'' new *Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium – badminton / ''2,002'' existing *

Wing Arena Kariya Wing Arena Kariya is an arena in Kariya, Aichi, Japan. It is located in Kariya City General Athletic Park. Description It was built in January, 2007. It has 2,376 seats (1,576 fixed, 800 temporary). It is the home arena of the SeaHorses Mikawa ...

– 5x5 basketball / ''1,576'' existing *Nishio Gymnasium – boxing / ''1,508'' existing *

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– canoeing (sprint), rowing / ''TBA'' existing *Yahagigawa Canoe Slalom Course – canoeing (slalom) / ''TBA'' existing *

Izu Velodrome The Izu Velodrome is a velodrome in Shizuoka, Japan. It has a 250-metre cycling track and spectator facilities for 3,600 people. It was opened in 2011, and was selected as the venue to host the track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Olympics i ...

– cycling (track) / ''1,800'' existing *Obata Ryokuchi Park – cycling (mountain bike) / ''TBD'' temporary * Aichi Prefectural Forest Park – equestrian, modern pentathlon (laser run, equestrian) / ''TBD'' existing/temporary *Aichi Sky Expo – fencing / ''TBD'' existing * Toyota Stadium – football / ''44,400'' existing * Nagoya City Minato Soccer Stadium – football / ''6,700'' existing * Wave Stadium Kariya – football / ''2,602'' existing *Aichi Country Club Higashiyama Course – golf / ''TBD'' existing *Kasugai City Gymnasium – handball, modern pentathlon (fencing) / ''2,024'' existing *Nagoya City Inae Sports Center – handball / ''2,232'' existing *Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium – field hockey / ''1,630'' existing *Aichi Prefectural New Gymnasium – judo, wrestling / ''TBD'' new *

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– rugby sevens / ''11,900'' existing *Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor – sailing / ''TBD'' existing *Aichi Prefectural Shooting Range – shooting / ''TBD'' existing *

Sky Hall Toyota Sky Hall Toyota is an arena in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Events *2007 Fed Cup *Dunlop World Challenge The Dunlop World Challenge is a tournament for professional tennis players played on indoor carpet courts. The event is classified as a €35,000+H ...

– table tennis / ''3,470'' existing * Toyohashi Gymnasium – taekwondo / ''2,000'' existing *Higashiyama Park Tennis Center – tennis / ''3,000 (center court)'' existing * Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium – volleyball / ''2,620'' existing *

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– volleyball / ''1,868'' existing *Hekinan Ryokuchi Beach Court – beach volleyball / ''TBD'' existing *Nagoya Trade and Industry Center – weightlifting / ''TBD'' existing ;Football Venues * Oita Dome - Oita, Oita * Kanseki Stadium - Utsunomiya, Tochigi *

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- Yokohama, Kanagawa *

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* Stadium Suita -

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* Tokyo Stadium - Chōfu, Tokyo *

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References

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Bidding process

Development and preparations

Costs

Venues

See also

References