Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Leaders To Tour Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Athletes’ Village
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will begin on September 19.
The athletes will not all live in one traditional village.
Instead, they will stay on a cruise ship, in temporary villas, and in hotels.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry and OCA President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani will visit the Garden Pier area.
They will meet athletes on September 20.
Teams will have welcome ceremonies with music, flags, anthems, and gifts.
A refugee team with two taekwondo athletes will also be welcomed.
Other meetings will help organizers prepare for the Games.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry and OCA President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani will visit Garden Pier on September 20.
The Games will house athletes and officials across a cruise liner, temporary Garden Pier villas, and hotels.
Team Welcome Ceremonies for National Olympic Committees will run from September 16 to 18.
The OCA Refugee Team, consisting of two taekwondo athletes, will be welcomed on September 18.
The Asian Games will open on September 19 and conclude on October 4.
- Who
- IOC President Kirsty Coventry, OCA President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, athletes, officials, and National Olympic Committee delegations.
- What
- Leaders will tour the athletes’ village while organizers prepare accommodation, welcome ceremonies, meetings, and competitions.
- When
- The leaders’ visit is scheduled for September 20; the Games run from September 19 to October 4.
- Where
- Garden Pier, the Port of Nagoya, Nagoya city, and locations across Aichi prefecture in Japan.
- Why
- The visit and scheduled activities are part of preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Leaders’ visit
- September 20 at 11 a.m. at Garden Pier
- Opening ceremony
- September 19
- Closing date
- October 4
- Accommodation
- Cruise liner, temporary Garden Pier villas, and hotels
- Participating delegations
- Athletes and officials from 45 National Olympic Committees
- Team Welcome Ceremonies
- September 16–18, with three ceremonies each day
- Refugee Team
- Two taekwondo athletes, welcomed on September 18