"VAN" (Om Prakash Sharma - Aichi-Nagoya, Japan - 05.10.2026) :: Closing Ceremony of Asian Games Aichi Nagoya Japan concluded. The colorfull ceremony was continued up to 90 minutes.
Flag Handover: The Asian Games flag was handed over to Qatar, which will host the next Asian Games in Doha in 2030. Qatari high jump Olympic champion Mutaz Essa Barshim carried the flag during the handover.The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, with 45 participating nations, ended with a closing ceremony at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on October 4th.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 has hosted the summer Asian Games, following the 1958 Tokyo and 1994 Hiroshima editions.
Competing with its largest-ever delegation, Japan won 269 medals in total, including 83 gold medals. Both figures set new national records for a single Asian Games, putting Japan second behind China in the medal standings by country.
India won 21 Gold, 27 Silver and 37 Bronze. India ranked 4th in Medal Tally and it had the same ranking in Last Asian Games in China in 2022 but India was much in total number of medals won last time, 107 medals in last Asian Games.
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