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The Asian Games Are Open with More Athletes than the Summer Olympics and some Unfamiliar Sports
More than 11,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions are competing in 43 sports as organizers emphasize hospitality and unity.
- On Saturday, Emperor Naruhito officially declared the 20th Asian Games open at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, with a ceremony themed 'Harmonic Heart Beat' featuring a heart-shaped stage and blending technology with Kabuki traditions for approximately 11,000 athletes from 45 nations.
- Japan hosted the Asian Games for the third time after previous editions in Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994, marking the first time in 32 years. Paloma Mizuho Stadium reopened in April after five years of renovation work, having been built in 1941.
- Chief creative director Yukihiko Tsutsumi designed the 110-minute ceremony to uphold 'the spirit of warm hospitality,' with industrial robots, Kabuki dancers and angel drones symbolizing Asian diversity. Athletes will compete for 469 gold medals across 43 sports, up from 40 at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
- On Friday, organizers mistakenly played North Korea's national anthem before a hockey match between South Korea and Bangladesh, prompting apologies. South Korean coach Min Tae-seok called the error 'a really serious problem' that 'simply should never happen,' while athletes reported leaks in wooden container lodging.
- Men's basketball competition began September 10, more than a week before the opening ceremony, with the Games running through October 4. The Aichi-Nagoya Games serve as a qualification route for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in archery, hockey, sailing, squash, surfing, tennis and triathlon.
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The 20th edition of the Asian Games opened with a celebration of warm hospitality in the main host city of Nagoya on Saturday, with thousands of athletes from 45 nations gathering for the continent's largest sporting event. The official name of the competition, the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, features the name of both Aichi Prefecture and its capital, Nagoya. This is the third Asian Games to be held in Japan, after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1…
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