Asian Games 2026 opening ceremony highlights

A ceremony celebrating Asian solidarity and local history marked the start of the 20th Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture’s capital city of Nagoya on Saturday (Sep 19). At the 30,000-seater Paloma Mizuho Stadium, a low-key ceremony heralded the return of the region’s biggest sporting meet to Japan for the first time in 32 years.The Games will take place from Sep 19 to Oct 4, with some sports such as volleyball, basketball and football already underway. Team Singapore athletes fencer Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman and kayaker Brandon Ooi Wei Cheng carried the nation’s flag at the opening ceremony. A contingent of 304 athletes across 27 sports will represent Singapore. Among them are 15 Olympians. Read more: https://cna.asia/4hzINLI Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia