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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Designated city in Aichi, Chūbu, Japan
Nagoya is the capital and most populous city of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city in Japan, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is itself the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan. Nagoya is located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, and its seaport is the largest in Japan.
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Incessant rain may have disrupted the middle days of the Asian Games athletics programme at Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium in Nagoya, but it did little to dampen the performances on Super Sunday
Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson completes sprint double at Asian Games 2026, equalling the 200m Area Record in 19.88s and 9.90s 100m crown.
Puripol Boonson completes the sprint double with his second gold in Japan, ending Thailand’s 52-year wait for an Asian Games men’s 200m title.