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Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Closing Ceremony Set for Sunday
The 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya are scheduled to finish on Sunday.
The closing ceremony will be held at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
A warm-up show is planned for 4 p.m., and the main ceremony is set for 6 p.m.
Neeru Dhanda, an Indian shooter who won three medals, is expected to carry India’s flag.
The Games included athletes from 45 countries and regions.
Japanese performers, including MYERA, are scheduled for the warm-up programme.
The Olympic Council of Asia is also set to name a male and a female Most Valuable Player.
Each winner is due to receive US$25,000.
Organisers have not released a complete list of celebrity guests for the main ceremony.
The closing ceremony is scheduled for Sunday at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, ending 16 days of competition.
The main ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. local time, following a Japanese performers’ warm-up programme at 4 p.m.
Shooter Neeru Dhanda, who won two gold medals and one silver, is set to carry India’s flag.
The Olympic Council of Asia plans to announce male and female Most Valuable Player awards, each worth US$25,000.
MYERA, Masaya Kimura, Kayoko Okubo and other performers are listed for the warm-up; organisers have not published a full list of main-ceremony celebrity guests.
- Who
- Athletes and officials from 45 countries and regions; Neeru Dhanda is set to lead India’s contingent.
- What
- The closing ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- Sunday; the warm-up is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the main ceremony for 6 p.m. local time.
- Why
- To formally conclude 16 days of Asian Games competition.
Key facts
- Competition duration
- 16 days
- Participating countries and regions
- 45
- Warm-up programme
- Scheduled for 4 p.m. local time
- Main ceremony
- Scheduled for 6 p.m. local time; expected to finish around 7:30 p.m.
- India's flag-bearer
- Neeru Dhanda, with two gold medals and one silver at the Games
- Most Valuable Player awards
- One male and one female winner; US$25,000 for each
- Warm-up headline performer
- MYERA
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