The Asian Games are a multi-sport event for athletes from Asia and is the second largest global sporting competition after the Olympic Games. It is a quadrennial event regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first Asian Games were held in 1951 in New Delhi, India and have been hosted a total of 18 times since. The 2026 Games scheduled for Aichi-Nagoya will be the third time Japan has held this event.
The Aichi-Nagoya Organizing Committee is working hard to provide a high quality Games with support from all the regions of Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya city. To do this, they are enlisting all their partners including the local governments and various sports, economic and tourist organizations, the mass media, businesses and the network of volunteers fostered through large-scale events such as Expo 2005 Aichi and the Nagoya Women’s Marathon.
Among other things, they are aiming to ensure that the transportation infrastructure for the Games will be ready by March 2026 and that a variety of events will take place throughout the region. They are also developing a promotional plan that will involve the participation of residents and other stakeholders, such as schools, to promote the Games.
The Asian Games were first held in New Delhi, India in 1951 and are governed by the Olympic Council of Asia. The symbol for the Asian Games is a rising sun with interlocking rings. It is said that Guru Dutt Sondhi, a member of the Indian International Olympic Committee, proposed the idea for the Asian Games after the Second World War to allow more nations to participate in sports and foster closer ties between countries.