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The 20th Asian Games closed on Sunday after a rocky fortnight lit up by youthful brilliance in the sporting arenas but tempered by logistical dysfunction and subdued public interest. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani declared the Games closed at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, with the torch handed to organisers of the next event in Doha 2030.
Nagoya, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--The first Summer Asian Games held in Japan in over three decades left behind questions of its legacy. The 16 days of sport mainly held in the central prefecture of Aichi through Sunday featured venues full of cheering crowds and scenes of excitement shared by a wide range of people, a sharp contrast to the spectatorless Tokyo Olympics in 2021 during the COVID-19...
Nagoya, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came to a close Sunday night with a closing ceremony held at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. More than 15,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions took part in the 20th edition of the Games, competing in 43 sports mainly across the central Japan prefecture over 16 days. The event marked the third time Japan ha...
Nagoya, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese athletes continued their strong showing across multiple sports on the 15th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, helping the host nation set a record of 83 gold medals at a single edition of the Games. The total surpassed the previous record of 78 gold medals won by Japan at the 1966 Bangkok Games. Japan's softball team defeated China 7-0 ...
Nagoya, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan broke its record for medals won at a single Asian Games at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, exceeding its previous record of 218 medals set at the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games in western Japan. The Asian nation further increased its medal tally to 240 on the 14th day of the quadrennial sporting tournament held mainly in Aichi Prefecture in central Jap...
Nagoya, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Hayato Kondo won judo gold in the men's 60-kilogram event, while his younger sister, Mitsuki, also secured gold in the women's 48-kg event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday. "The fact that I was able to win here means a lot to me," Mitsuki, 21, said. Saying that he was inspired after seeing Mitsuki reach the top of the podium, Hayato, 25,...
Nagoya, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Kanoa Igarashi and Mirai Ikeda won gold medals in the men's and women's shortboard events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, with surfing making its official debut as a sport at the quadrennial event. Japan also secured another medal in surfing, with Minami Nonaka securing bronze in the women's shortboard event. Igarashi expr...
Transporting athletes to the wrong location has emerged as a recurring issue at the Asian Games in Japan.
Nagoya, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Asuma Nakai and Sae Hatakeyama won cycling BMX racing gold medals in the men's and women's events, respectively, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday. Nakai, who clinched the top podium spot for the second consecutive Asian Games, said that he felt the pressure of the quadrennial event being held at his home nation. "I'm delighted (at winning the ...