Wrong national anthems played three times at Asian Para Games in Japan
The Iranian national anthem was played for athletes from Taiwan and Mongolia, prompting Nagoya's mayor to apologise.
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The Iranian national anthem was played for athletes from Taiwan and Mongolia, prompting Nagoya's mayor to apologise.
Nagoya, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan's medal tally at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games increased further Wednesday, with swimmers and track-and-field athletes taking the center of the podium. In men's swimming, Naohide Yamaguchi, 25, and Taiyo Kawabuchi, 18, clinched golds in the SB14 class 100-meter breaststroke and the S9 class 400-meter freestyle, respectively. Keiichi Kimura, 36...
Nagoya, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--The wrong national anthems were played three times during the ongoing Asian Para Games on Monday, Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa, acting head of the sporting festival's organizing committee, said Wednesday. In para taekwondo, athletes from Mongolia and Taiwan won gold medals in women's and men's events, respectively, but the Iranian national anthem was played dur...
Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Shingo Kunieda, the first man to complete a career Golden Slam in wheelchair tennis, has been nominated for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2027 in the wheelchair tennis category. Kunieda, 42, won 28 Grand Slam singles titles and 22 in doubles. He competed in five consecutive Paralympic Games, winning a total of four gold medals i...
Baku, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Hifumi Abe won the World Judo Championships in the men's 66-kilogram category Monday, earning the world title for the fifth time to strike a record for a male Japanese judo athlete. In the championships in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, the two-time Olympic champion defeated fellow Japanese Takeshi Takeoka, the world's No. 1 and defending champion, in th...
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. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Olympic Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said Saturday that the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which are set to end on Sunday, raised the value of hosting international competitions. "There have been many problems and criticisms, but the Games were highly valuable," Hashimoto said at a press conference in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. ...
What happened in Japan in September 2026? The key stories included landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Dujuan, and sporting action at the Aichi-Nagoya Asia Games.