Archive · 19 Sep 2026
PT Usha Meets OCA Chief Ahead of Asian Games Opening
PT Usha, who leads the Indian Olympic Association, attended a welcome event for the Asian Games.
She met Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the head of the Olympic Council of Asia.
The event happened before the Games’ opening ceremony in Japan.
The ceremony is planned for Saturday at Paloma Mizuho Stadium.
Sports leaders also talked about future competitions in several Asian cities.
Some Indian athletes had already started competing before the ceremony.
Two Indian teqball players lost both of their group matches and were eliminated.
Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza reached a bronze-medal match, while India’s women’s cricket team also began its campaign.
PT Usha attended the official Asian Games welcome reception in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
She met Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and other sporting officials.
The reception took place before the opening ceremony at Nagoya’s Paloma Mizuho Stadium on Saturday.
The OCA Executive Board also discussed preparations for upcoming events in Riyadh, Cebu, and Almaty.
India’s competition began early in teqball and cricket, with Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza advancing to a bronze-medal match.
- Who
- PT Usha, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the Olympic Council of Asia, and Indian athletes and teams.
- What
- PT Usha attended the Asian Games welcome reception and met OCA leaders, while India began competition in some events.
- When
- The reception took place ahead of the opening ceremony scheduled for Saturday; some competitions had already begun.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, including Nagoya’s Paloma Mizuho Stadium.
- Why
- Usha attended to connect with OCA leadership and the wider sporting community; the OCA Executive Board also reviewed preparations for upcoming events.
- Event
- Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
- Reception
- Official welcome reception attended by PT Usha
- OCA president
- Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani
- Opening ceremony
- Scheduled for Saturday at Paloma Mizuho Stadium
- OCA meeting
- 110th OCA Executive Board meeting in Nagoya
- Upcoming events discussed
- Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Riyadh 2026, Asian Beach Games Cebu 2028, and Asian Winter Games Almaty 2029
- Early Indian results
- Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza reached the women’s singles bronze-medal match in teqball