The 20th Asian Games have drawn to a close in Nagoya, located in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, chinanews.com.cn reports. The closing of the multi-sport event was announced by the Chinese news outlet on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
The Games brought together athletes from across Asia for the 20th edition of the continental competition, which was hosted in the Aichi-Nagoya region of Japan. According to chinanews.com.cn, the event has now officially concluded.
The Asian Games are a recurring multi-sport gathering that rotates among host cities in Asia, with each edition marking another chapter in the region's largest sporting event. The 20th installment adds Nagoya and Aichi Prefecture to the list of Japanese hosts that have staged the competition.
Details on medal standings, individual results and the closing ceremony itself were not included in the reporting available at the time of publication.
What to watch next: attention now turns to the next host city and the preparations for the following edition of the Asian Games, along with any official statements from the Olympic Council of Asia on the Nagoya Games.
